Category France

December 23, 1957 – President Eisenhower And The NATO Conference: Putting On The Happy Face.

On this day in 1957 a brief respite from the onslaught of Christmas shopping and Christmas music to get a report from President Eisenhower on the goings-on at the NATO Summit conference in Paris. President Eisenhower: “For the fifth time…

Algeria

December 3, 1960 – Debate On The Conflict In Algeria – The War For Independence

– Debate On Algeria conflict – The Nations Future – December 3, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The conflict in Algeria. The war for independence which lasted throughout the 1950s and up until 1962 was costly and bloody.…

Brigitte Engerer

Brigitte Engerer – In Recital In Paris – 2009 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

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…

War in the air

November 5, 1941 – War In The Air – Ships As Propaganda – German Armies At The Crimea

– News Of The World – November 5, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this November 5th in 1941 had much to do with the War in the air and the land war in the East. British…

October 18, 1941 – War In Europe – Watching With Strained Tension In America.

– NBC – News Of The World – October 18, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day where War loomed ever-closer for U.S. involvement, this October 18th in 1941, a day where Europe was knee-deep in it. Inching closer…

September 13, 1938 – September Is Crisis Month – The Perils Of Being Prague

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August 26-27, 1944 – Paris Radio Is On The Air – Allies Make An Entrance – De Gaulle Returns.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”16629″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 27, 1944 – Paris Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”]   1. Radio Paris – Arrival of DeGaulle – August 26, 1944 – 2. U.S. Army arrives in Paris – August 27,1944 –…

August 13, 1940 – Marshal Pétain – State Of A Nation Occupied – France In 1940

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Manuel Rosenthal And The Symphony Orchestra Of French Radio Play Music Of Koechlin – 1957 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

Koechlin: Nuit de Walpurgis – French Radio Orch. Manuel Rosenthal, Cond. – 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Music of the great late 19th/early 20th Century French composer Charles Koechlin tonight. His Nuit de Walpurgis for Orchestra, composed around 1901.…

July 22, 1973 – John Ehrlichman And The Poppycock Defense – A Weeks Worth Of Watergate

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