Jacques Ibert – Trio for Harp, Violin and Cello – ORTF Broadcast session – circa 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The music of Jacques Ibert this weekend – a performance of the Trio for Harp, violin and cello, featuring the legendary Lily Laskine, harp as well as Roland Charmy
Maurice Emmanuel – Overture pour une Conte Gai – French National Orchestra – Eugène Bigot, Cond. – Radio France broadcast, circa 1956. The music of Maurice Emmanuel this weekend – a name which may not ring any bells, but a prolific composer who was very active during the early years
President Eisenhower – address to National Education Association 100th Birthday – April 4, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Eisenhower addressed a gathering of the National Education Association, on the occasion of their 100th anniversary in 1957. Some 60 years later, the institution of Education and higher learning
Gaby Casadesus – Robert Casadesus: Etudes for Piano – 1939 – ORTF Radio Recording circa 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A very short one this weekend; a little over a minute. But a charming piece nonetheless. Robert Casadesus’ Etudes as performed in this radio studio recording by
Roy Wilkins – NBC Radio: Negro Newspaper Week – March 14, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Roy Wilkins – beginning in 1955 he was Administrator for the NAACP. By the end of that year he would be head of that organization, during a time of tremendous social upheaval
Cedric Foster Commentary – Foreign Policy under Eisenhower – January 30, 1957 – MBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Foreign Policy has always been a sticky situation for the U.S. – different approaches have yielded different results. During the Eisenhower years it was a favored approach by the President
Gabriel Pierné – Variations Fibres et Finale – Pierre Jamet Chamber Ensemble – ORTF 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Gabriel Pierné this week. I initially came to know of Pierné by way of his recordings as conductor of works by his contemporaries with the prestigious
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President Eisenhower – Press Conference – May 31, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Presidential Press Conferences during the Eisenhower years. Continuing a look at Presidential press conferences from the past few decades, President Eisenhower during his two terms of office. 1955 put America right in the middle
Rene Challan -Concerto Grosso for Three Trumpets – Wind and String ensemble of the ORTF – Fernand Oubradous, cond. 1953 broadcast – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – René Challan. A name probably very familiar with record collectors, but for a completely different reason. From 1945-1975 he was Artistic Director and
