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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
New York Philharmonic – Aaron Copland, guest Conductor – June 18, 1980 – Part 1 New York Philharmonic – Klaus Tennstedt, guest Conductor – June 18, 1980 – Part 2 Something historic this week. The New York Philharmonic in concert…
NBC Summer Symphony with Milton Katims, Conductor – Leo Smit, Piano – 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More rarities.This week it’s The NBC Summer Symphony series featuring conductor Milton Katims and pianist Leo Smit in music by Mozart and…
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano – Jeanne Gautier, violin – Yvonne Lefébure, piano – ORTF Broadcast, circa 1953 Back to Paris this weekend for a radio broadcast performance of the Ravel Sonata for Violin and Piano as played by…
Alexander Malofeev with Valery Gergiev and Filarmonica Della Scala – February 6, 2017 – Live broadcast from RAI – News faces on the musical horizon this week. Pianist Alexander Malofeev, born in 2001 and winning competitions since 2011 has been…
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos – The Danish National Symphony In Concert – December 6, 2012 – Danish Radio – Over to Copenhagen this week for a performance featuring Rafael Frübeck de Burgos leading the Danish National Symphony in a program…
Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra – CBS Symphony, Thor Johnson – World Premier – May 15, 1949 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Something special this weekend. A world premier performance of the Concerto for…
An Interview with Wanda Landowska – 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A rare 1953 interview this weekend with one of the pivotal figures in the rediscovery and cultural rescue mission of music from the time of Bach and before.…
The Borodin Quartet – in concert at The Vienna Festival 2012 – June 19, 2012 – Deutsche Welle/Radio Nacional España – Chamber music this week. A concert by The Borodin Quartet given during the 2012 Vienna Festival and featuring the…
Erich Leinsdorf, with soloists and chorus – The Rochester Philharmonic – Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 – April 1 and 8, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In honor of Easter and recorded between April 1 and 8, 1950…
Paul Badura-Skoda – in recital – March 19, 2011 – BNR – Radio Belgium – The legendary Paul Badura-Skoda in recital tonight. Recorded at Theatre Hall de Ruse on March 19, 2011 by Belgian National Radio and broadcast by Radio…