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Frederick Jacobi – Concertino For Piano And Orchestra – Irene Jacobi, Piano – Belgian Radio Orchestra, Franz André – SPA Records #7 – circa 1953 – Frederick Jacobi tonight. Most likely the premier recording of his Concertino for Piano And…
National Gallery Orchestra In Concert – Richard Bales, Conductor – June 29, 1982 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A heavy-duty dose of Americana this week in the form of The National Gallery Orchestra, under the leadership of…
Ruth Posselt with Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – March 24, 1951 Become a Patron! Continuing our series of Boston Symphony Rehearsals. This week it’s the BSO under Music Director Charles Munch and the legendary American violinist…
Janos Starker, cello – Cleveland Orchestra – Eduardo Mata, Conductor – Blossom Music Festival – July 24,1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! The legendary Janos Starker in concert with The Cleveland Orchestra guest conducted by Eduardo…
Vaclav Neumann – The Czech Philharmonic – Prague Spring Festival – May 18, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Historic concerts this week. From the 1982 Prague Spring Festival, a concert by The Czech Philharmonic led…
Orquesta Sinfonica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña – Ernest Martinez, cond – Nikolai Lugansky, piano – May 9, 2010 – RNE The highly acclaimed Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky in concert from Barcelona this week. In a broadcast by Spanish…
Igor Stravinsky – The Soldiers Tale (L’histoire du Soldat) – Ojai Festival Ensemble – 1948 – KNX – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Igor Stravinsky’s L’histoire du Soldat had its premier in September of 1918, conducted by Ernest Ansermet. Since…
Gerald Moore – in conversation with Bernard Levin – BBC Radio – 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Gerald Moore, probably one of the key figures in the role of piano accompaniment in the world of…
Sir Arnold Bax – Symphony Number 5 – BBC Northern Symphony – Morris Handford, cond. May 15, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! The music of Sir Arnold Bax this weekend – a performance from May…
Leif Segerstam – The Austrian Radio Symphony – Salzburg Festival 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Leif Segerstam at the podium this week, along with Martin Haselbock, Organ – Doris Bierett, Mezzo-soprano – Helmut Wildhaber and…