– The Compinsky Trio – Riegger: Piano Trio in B minor – Aug. 18, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some out-of-the-way Americana tonight. Wallingford Riegger is a name familiar to music specialists, but not so much to most audiences, particularly American audiences. Seldom performed these days, he was
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Gotta hand it to you – you’re dedicated. Got your learners permit, went to every Drivers Ed class all semester – stood in line for hours at the DMV. Finally got your license – worked your ass off and put in overtime being a bagboy at Daylight on La Cienega.
American Forum – Power and Politics – Senator Richard Neuberger (D-Oregon) – Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) April 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Politics; it never changes. All about power, influence and favors. Especially during election season when war chests are overflowing and ads seem to run non-stop.
Sofia Alvarez – Chiclets Program – 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sofia Alvarez in sadly only one number, but part of a Latin Variety program that runs the gamut from Ranchero to Swing. All done as a 15 radio commercial for Chiclets, which was an enormously popular gum
May 5, 1942 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 5, 1942 – News for this day was cautious, particularly with reference to the Air War in the South Pacific. It was reported that Allied pilots were scoring decisive victories in the air, despite
Cornelius in concert at Royal Festival Hall tonight. Staying off the beaten path and diving into (potentially) lesser-known territory (although fans would beg to differ, and rightly so). Cornelius, or Keigo Oyamada is a dyed-in-the-wool practitioner of Shabuya-kei, that genre of music that can only be described as purely Japanese
Danish Radio Symphony In Concert – Marianna Shirinyan, piano – Nadezhda Serdiuk, mezzo-soprano – Danish Radio Symphony Choir – Hans Graf, conductor – Broadcast live – February 8, 2013 – DR P2 – Radio. Over to Copenhagen this week for a concert featuring Danish-Armenia phenom Marianna Shirinyan along with Hans
