Author: gordonskene
Fernand Oubradous And Students Of The Conservatoire de Paris Play Music Of Gounod – 1952 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie for Winds – Student Orchestra of the Paris Conservatory – Fernand Oubradous, cond. – 1952 Broadcast performance – ORTF-Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although far from being overlooked and under appreciated, Charles Gounod is primarily thought of as a composer of Opera and Choral
John Abercrombie And Ralph Towner – Live In Hamburg – 1984 – Past Daily Downbeat
John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner – In Concert at NDR Funkhaus – Hamburg, Germany – May 8, 1984 – NDR-Transcription – The heady and soothing sounds of John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner this weekend. Completely apropos and a wonderful reminder of what a talent John Abercrombie was and how much
The Siddeleys In Session – 1988 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Siddeleys – In session for John Peel – Sept. 13, 1988 – broadcast Sept. 26, 1988 – The Siddeleys for a Saturday Night/Sunday Morning. Together a very short period of time (1986-1989) – expectations, fan base, good reviews – all the pluses. So what happened? Maybe reading an excerpt
Blur In Concert From Cologne, Germany – 1991 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Blur – In Concert from Cologne, Germany- August 22, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Blur this weekend – with a concert broadcast from Cologne, Germany and recorded on August 22, 1991 – at The Blue Shell. According to their Wikipedia page: Childhood friends Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
The Beloved In Session – 1985 -Past Daily Soundbooth
The Beloved – In Session for John Peel – recorded October 13, 1985 – Broadcast October 24, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Beloved, from an early incarnation of the band, recorded for John Peel on October 13, 1985 and broadcast on October 24th. The Beloved are an English
March 15, 1939 – About Ruthenia – Parcelling Off Czechoslovakia
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and have a listen to the original newscast/commentary from this day in history.
Seiji Ozawa And The Boston Symphony Play Music Of Frank Martin And Gustav Mahler – 1977 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Boston Symphony – Seiji Ozawa, cond. Opening of 97th Winter Season – September 27, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Boston Symphony in concert this week – another historic performance featuring Music Director Seiji Ozawa at the opening concert of the 97th Winter season. Two works are performed
Dolly Mixture In Session – 1983 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to a session by Dolly Mixture – one of the underrated and overlooked bands of the 80s.