June 7, 1944 – D-Day Plus One – Foothold In France.
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Category: 1940’s
Serge Koussevitsky – In Rehearsal – Music Of David Diamond And Aron Copland – 1949 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Boston Symphony In Rehearsal With Serge Koussevitsky, Conductor – January 10, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This weekend it’s The Boston Symphony in rehearsal from January 10, 1949, featuring Music Director Serge Koussevitsky leading the orchestra in rehearsals of David Diamond‘s Spring Rounds for Orchestra and Aron Copland’s Lincoln
Invasion Of Europe – June 6, 1944 – First Wave, First Bulletins
NBC-CBS Radio – Early reports of D-Day Invasion – June 6, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seventy years ago today – June 6, 1944, while most of America was still asleep, the Allies were busily engaged in the largest invasion in history. Planning for the operation began in 1943.
May 27, 1940 – Fearful Turn Of Events – Paul Reynaud And The Situation In Belgium
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21460″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 27, 1940 – CBS Special Report – Reynaud Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS Special Report – Situation in Europe/Address by Premier Paul Reynaud – May 27, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. 81 years ago today, ominous news was coming from
Renoir On Renoir – Jean Renoir Talks About His Father Pierre-Auguste Renoir – 1964 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Jean Renoir talks about his father Pierre-Auguste – 1964 – BBC Transcription Service/Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you aren’t familiar with the work of Jean Renoir, it’s time to grab a film history book and read about this legendary filmmaker who helped shape and define the narrative film and pioneered
NBC Radio Orchestra Plays Music Of George Whitefield Chadwick – 1945 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
George W. Chadwick – A Vagrom Ballad – NBC Studio Orchestra – Henri Nosco – June 28, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before the likes of Aron Copland, Roy Harris and many other composers of the “modern period” of American Classical music revolutionized the concert stages of the
May 8, 1945 – Finally! – VE Day – War In Europe Is Over.
Mutual Broadcasting – 12:30-1:30 pm – May 8, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – After years of fighting, weeks of speculation, days of rumors and false reports, the War in Europe finally came to an official end on May 8, 1945. Half of World War 2 was over. But
May 7, 1945 – ‘Suddenly The War Just Melted Away Into Nothingness’ – Jumping The Gun On VE Day.
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Berlin 3/4 Gone, Collapse In Italy And A Grocer Named Bartholdy – April 26, 1945
April 26, 1945 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 1945 – news of the war and news that Berlin was capitulating fast. 3/4 of the city was now under Russian occupation, while sporadic fighting continued in some streets while cleanup was already
April 21-23, 1940 – “Germany Calling” – “Rome Calling” – “Paris Calling” – The Day Through Different Eyes.
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”44204″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 21-23, 1940 – Berlin Radio – Rome Radio – Paris Radio- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] April 21-23, 1940 – Radio Berlin – Radio Paris – EIAR, Rome – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 22, 1940 – News from Germany this day, via