– Edward R. Murrow and The News with Larry Lasueur – July 31, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – News for this day, 65 years ago, was about the ongoing war in Korea and the delicate maneuvering taking place at the United Nations at their temporary headquarters at Lake
– CBC Transcription Service – Henry Barraud – Sonatine for Violin and Piano – Garami, vln – Reiner, piano – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Over to the CBC this week for a performance of the Sonatine for Violin and Piano by the French composer Henry Barraud, composed in 1941
– Pierre Wissmer – Le Bal chez Sylvie – Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Edmond Appia, cond – Swiss Radio – 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Going back to the Swiss Radio-Geneva sessions circa 1951 this weekend, with the legendary Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, led by
– Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – Live at Kongresshaus, Zurich – October 9, 1959 – RTS-Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Classic Jazz this weekend, from the mind of the inimitable and beyond-category Duke Ellington, along with his Famous Orchestra, recorded for posterity by Swiss Radio on
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– Vuataz: Petit Concert for Orchestra (1932) – l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Edmond Appia, cond. – circa 1950 – Geneva Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Back over to Geneva for more Radio studio sessions featuring l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Edmond Appia and recorded circa
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Live At Newport – July 1, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The inimitable and legendary Art Blakey this week, with a concert from The 1959 Newport Jazz Festival featuring The Jazz
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – American Forum – Should Wiretapping Be Legal? – June 3, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In the 1950s, with the Red Scare on everyone’s minds and Organized Crime in everyone’s newspaper, the question of
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Dalcroze – Variations sue La Belle est Suisse – Suisse Romande Orch. – Edmond Appia, cond. – RSR – circa 1950. Over to Switzerland this week for a radio session circa 1950 featuring l’Orchestre de la Suisse
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