Back to some domestic history this week. A concert from the 1978-1979 season of the Boston Symphony, led by Music Director Seiji Ozawa and recorded on February 14, 1978. Two works are featured: Frank Martin – Concerto for Seven wind instruments, tympani, percussion and string orchestra and Mahler’s Symphony Number
Carlo Maria Giulini, guest Conductor – Daniel Barenboim, Piano Chicago Symphony – Nov. 11, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert entry for Anti-Road Rage Wednesday. This week it’s The Chicago Symphony guest conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini and featuring pianist Daniel Barenboim in an all Brahms
Cleveland Orchestra – Erich Leinsdorf, guest Conductor – Michel Beroff, Piano – 1975-1976 season Continuing our leap around the vault this week with a concert by The Cleveland Orchestra, guest conducted by Erich Leinsdorf and featuring the French/Bulgarian Pianist Michel Beroff in music of Stravinsky, Bartok and Bizet/Shchederin. This concert
Over to Geneva Switzerland for a historic concert by Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by their Music Director of many years Ernest Ansermet and featuring the legendary Artur Rubinstein, piano in a concert recorded circa 1961 (no exact dates, sorry). It was rebroadcast as part of the ongoing RTS
Orquesta Sinfonica RTVE – Michel Plasson, cond -Isabel Villanueva,viola – February 10, 2017 – RNE Radio Clasica – A concert from Spain this week, recorded by Radio Nacional Epaña featuring the RTVE Orquesta Sinfonica guest conducted by the legendary Michel Plasson with Spanish Violist Isabel Villanueva in music of Gabriel
Claudio Arrau, Piano – Boston Symphony – Seiji Ozawa, Cond – Berkshire Music Festival – August 26, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Back to something historic this week. The Boston Symphony during the 1977 Berkshire Music Festival, with Music Director Seiji Ozawa leading the BSO with the legendary
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam – Kirill Kondrashin, Cond – Jan Wijn, Piano – Nov. 29, 1972 – VPRO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A short but historic concert this week – the legendary Amsterdam Concertgebouw, conducted by Kirill Kondrashin with Dutch pianist Jan Wijn in a performance of the Mozart
An abbreviated concert from the PBS series “Evening At Symphony” featuring the Boston Symphony led by Seiji Ozawa and featuring Itzhak Perlman, violin solo – recorded on February 2, 1978. Featured are two works: Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto (With Perlman as solo) and Brahms Symphony Number 3. In 1970, Seiji Ozawa
Over to Brussels this week for a concert by The Accords Guitar Trio and featuring Croatian Guitar virtuoso Ana Vidovic. The concert was recorded by RTBF Musiq 3 in Brussels on April 27th of 2013 and part of the International Guitar Festival in Brussels. A wide-ranging program with music by
Georges Pretre – Orchestre de Paris – Poulenc – Ravel – May 5, 2011 – Radio France Musique – Georges Pretre conducts Orchestre de Paris in music by Francis Poulenc and Maurice Ravel in a concert from May 5, 2011 and recorded by Radio France Musique. It was a sad
