Seiji Ozawa and The Boston Symphony – Music of Handel, Panufnik and Schumann – January 30, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week – again featuring Seiji Ozawa leading the Boston Symphony. This time it’s a World Premier – Sinfonia Votiva by Andrzek Panufnik, including
Norman Dello Joio – Ricercari For Piano And Orchestra – Germaine Smadja, piano – Henry Swoboda and The “Concert Hall Symphony” – Concert Hall Society Release D-6 – 1950. Continuing our break from broadcasts and staying with small American labels featuring noteworthy American composers, once again Concert Hall Society and
Nikolai Lopatnikoff – Divertimento For Orch. op. 34 – Nicolai Sokoloff, cond. The La Jolla Musical Arts Festival Orchestra – 1952 – Concert Hall Society Recording – Limited Edition – G-4 – Slight change of pace this weekend. Rather than play a concert or radio broadcast session, I thought I
Herbert Blomstedt and The NHK Symphony in Concert – October 24, 2018 – Suntory Hall, Tokyo – NHK-FM – The legendary Herbert Blomtedt leading the NHK Symphony in music of Beethoven and Stenhammer during this Subscription concert on October 24, 2018 and recorded live from the stage at Suntory Hall
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Soros Flowers (arr. Orch.) – Swedish Radio Symphony – Sten Frykberg, cond. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Sweden this week for some radio performances of less-known works from Sweden with the Swedish Radio Symphony conducted by Sten Frykberg in this 1948 radio broadcast via Sveriges
Howard Hanson and The Eastman-Rochester Symphony w/Jacques Gordon, Violin – Festival Of American Music – 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Howard Hanson leads the Eastman-Rochester Symphony with Jacques Gordon as violin soloist in the broadcast portion of the final concert from the 1946 Festival Of American Music. Beginning
Hamilton Harty – With The Wild Geese – Jean Martinon conducts The Radio Eireann Symphony – 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Music of Sir Hamilton Harty for this St. Patrick’s Day. The multi-talented Irish Composer/Conductor/Accompanist is probably better known for his milestone 1930s recordings of works by Berlioz
