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
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
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Live At Pitchfork Festival, Pink Stage – Paris – Nov. 3, 2018 – RFI International – I have friends, people I have known for decades, who are convinced Music has died and nothing will bring it back to life; that Pop has eaten itself one too
Lush – In Concert from La Cigale, Paris – October 19, 1991 – Radio France International – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With their brief reunion several years ago, and string of sold-out concerts, Lush called it quits in the end. Citing responsibilities and changed lives and a desire to
The Beta Band – with the shiniest of promises. Friday afternoon lunch with The Beta Band – recorded for Bernard Lenoir of The Black Sessions at Radio France International Studio 105 on June 10, 2004. A fascinating band with an equally fascinating and wildly frustrating history. I grabbed a bit
Lisa Batiashvili , violin – Francois Leleux, Oboe – Sebastian Klinger, cello – Guy Ben Ziony, viola – Milana Chernyavska, piano – go team! Over to Paris this week for a concert featuring Lisa Batiashvili, violin along with Francois Leleux, oboe – Sebastian Kliner, cello – Guy Ben Ziony, viola
Ian Curtis of Joy Division – Cultural icon. Joy Division in concert for this Monday lunch – recorded at Les Bains Douches in Paris on December 18, 1979 for RFI – The Black Sessions. One of the pioneering bands of the Post-Punk era, Joy Division consisted of vocalist, guitarist and
Francis Poulenc (L) – Christiane de Lisle (C) – Louis DeFroment (R) – from the archives of French Radio Certainly not an obscure work from an overlooked composer. The Concerto for Organ, Percussion and Strings by Francis Poulenc featuring Organist Christiane deLisle and the Chamber Orchestra of French Radio conducted
Mehldau, Potter, Patitucci and Blake – Summit Meeting at Montpelier. From the 2024 Montpelier Jazz Festival – a summit meeting featuring Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter, John Patitucci and Johnathan Blake. Recorded by Radio France Musique on July 9, 2024. Supergroups are a well-known phenomenon in rock music, but in jazz,
