– Brigitte Engerer – In Recital at The Louvre Auditorium – December 2, 2009 – France Musique – A classic concert, re-posted from several years ago, by the legendary French pianist Brigitte Engerer, in a program of music by Liszt, Schubert and Chopin. It was recorded on December 9, 2009
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Maurice Emmanuel – Sonatine Number 3 – Yvonne Lefébure, piano – Centenary Concert 1962 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Maurice Emmanuel this weekend, as played by the legendary French pianist Yvonne Lefébure, who frequently played Emmanuel’s works and was the dedicatee of his
– The Beatles – Live At Palais Des Sports – Afternoon (first) show – June 20, 1965 – RFI Since there’s been so much written of late about The Beatles and the whole era which became known as The British Invasion, I thought I would take a listen to
Florent Schmitt – Oriane et le Prince d’lamour – French National Orchestra – Jean Martinon, cond – ORTF 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Florent Schmitt this weekend. A prolific composer whose work was neglected for several decades after his death, but which has been receiving a revival in
– Recital by Daniel Lebhardt – Louve Museum Concerts – September 25, 2014 – Radio France Musique Over to Paris this week for a concert by the celebrated rising-star Hungarian Pianist Daniel Lebhardt in what the program describes as a “100% French Piano Music Concert” recorded at the Louve
Paris By Night- Co-production of Paris Radio/NBC Blue Network and the CBC in Canada – March 21, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Paris By Night – it probably looked very good on paper, it was an ambitious project and it was a showcase for the technological advances that
Charlotte Gainsbourg – in concert – BBC 6 Music Festival, Liverpool – March 31, 2019 – BBC 6 Music – Charlotte Gainsbourg on closing night of the BBC 6 Music Festival in 2019. The perfect capper to an extraordinary three day festival. Knowing Charlotte Gainsbourg’s work, as an actress first
Challan-Piano Concerto – French National Orchestra, Manuel Rosenthal, Conductor – Samson Francois, Piano – ORTF 1955 I am only guessing when I say this broadcast recording from the ORTF is from circa 1953. Since I have no access to exact recording dates, I can only say it predates the
June 25, 1944 – CBS World News Today – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 25, 1944 – busy day on all battlefronts. Starting with rumors that Cherbourg had fallen to the Allies. German radio reported the loss, while General Eisenhower’s staff were keeping mum until it was a 100%
