To Barcelona this week for a recital by Spanish pianist/composer Eleuterio Dominguez featuring the music of Franz Liszt. The concert begins with an improvisation by Dominguez based on themes of Liszt. And then a deep dive to Three Etudes de concert S. 144 – Transcendental Etudes S. 139, Harmonies poétiques
– NPR-PBS – Live Coverage Impeachment Debate – Day 1 – Part 1 – July 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – NPR-PBS – Live Coverage Impeachment Debate – Day 1 – Part 2 – July 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – NPR-PBS – Live
The Afghan Whigs – Live in Milan – January 30, 1994 – RAI Radio 2 The Afghan Whigs were one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the 90s who went on to pioneer the transition of many formerly underground bands into the world of major labels and crossover success.
As we get ready to start the 2024 Democratic convention next month, I thought I would run a snapshot from another convention, this one from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, accepting the party’s nomination for President in that harrowing year of 1932. FDR: “I pledge you, I pledge myself,
News for this July 23rd in 1947 had to do with the delicate balance being struck throughout postwar Europe, and fears the unity was falling apart. The Big Three Conference was underway with discussions regarding the proposed Marshall Plan and the work-slowdown by Coal Miners in the Ruhr Valley of
– Death Cab For Cutie – Live At Glastonbury 2015 – June 28, 2015 – BBC 6 Music Back to Glasto for a set by American favorites Death Cab For Cutie – recorded by BBC 6 Music on June 28th 2015. In 2015, with some 8 albums under their belt,
– Adlai Stevenson – assessing the 1952 elections and looking to the future – February 14, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you’re a history buff, or are old enough to remember either the 1952 or 1956 Presidential election, or his famous showdown with Russia’s Ambassador Zorin at the
Another busy day with far reaching implications; July 22, 1982. The French government ordered a French company Thursday to supply US -developed technology for the new Soviet natural gas pipeline to Western Europe defying President Reagan’s boycott in a direct political and legal challenge to the United States. President Francois
– Altered Images – In Concert – Oct. 17, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Altered Images to kick off the new week. Short-lived by most band’s standards, they attracted a lot of attention from the get-go. A boost from John Peel was a big plus. A budding acting career
More history this weekend by way of Radio Cologne in this 1956 performance of the Kreutzer sonata for Violin and Piano featuring Hans Richter-Haaser, piano and Henryk Szeryng, violin – it was recorded on June 25, 1956 in the studios of Kölner Rundfunk. Hans Richter-Haaser was born in Dresden in
