"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Michel Dalberto – In Recital at the 2010 International Chopin Festival – August 18, 2010 – Radio France Musique – Part 1 Michel Dalberto – In Recital at the 2010 International Chopin Festival – August 18, 2010 – Radio France…
Pierre Boulez leads Orchestre National de France – October 29, 1981 – Radio France Musique Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) – With the sad and shocking news earlier today on the passing of the legendary composer-conductor Pierre Boulez, at the age of…
Gustave Charpentier – Napoli from Impressions d’Italie – FNO – Bigot – circa 1952 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gustave Charpentier, a name that may not ring many bells now, but during the 20th century, was…
Kurt Masur and Orchestre National de France – June 21, 2011 – Radio France Musique – Kurt Masur (1927-2015) – with the sad news earlier this week on the passing of legendary Conductor Kurt Masur, the music…
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…
– Code Superpoze & Dream Koala – Live At Trans Musicales 2015 – December 3, 2015 – Trans Musicales – Code, Superpoze & Dream Koala tonight – a summit meeting, of sorts between three musical entities, who decided to join…
– Charles Mingus Septet – Live At the Nice Jazz Festival – July 20,1972 – Radio France FIP – Charles Mingus this week. One of the most important and innovative figures in 20th Century American Music, Mingus blazed an amazing…
– Lucille Dumont aux Rhythms de Paris – Nov. 2, 1951 – Radio Canada – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lucille Dumont tonight – an iconic Pop-Star and early TV personality from Quebec in the 1950s and who had her…
– Claude Arrieu -Duo en quatre movements – Gabrielle Deschain – Leon Lacroix, flutes – 1963 – French Radio – Back over to the French Radio transcriptions this week for a work by Claude Arrieu – Duo en Quatre Movements…
– Wolf Alice – Live At Festival Inrocks Philips – November 13, 2015 – I was of two minds about running this concert tonight. First, I ran a Wolf Alice concert in September, from their standout appearance at Leeds, and…