Albert Spalding – RCA Magic Key – August 30, 1936 – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Digging up more rarities this weekend. This one might take a little getting used to – the original discs are badly damaged. But this is a very rare live performance from
Getting ready for the onslaught of Festivals this year. Rock and Jazz aren’t the exclusive property of the Festival atmosphere. Festivals throughout Europe featuring Classical music probably outnumber the others by a sizable number. But we have our fair share too. Certainly, The Hollywood Bowl season (which should be kicking
Legendary German violinist Gerhard Taschner with conductor Gustav König and the Hessian Radio Symphony in a broadcast performance of Hans Pfitzner’s Violin Concerto – recorded on April 28, 1955. The Noted Musicologist and author Nicholas Slonimsky has this to say about Hans Pfitzner: Pfitzner, Hans (Erich), eminent German composer, conductor,
George Antheil: Symphony Number 5 – L.A. Phil. Artur Rodzinski – July 25, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The early years of the 20th century had more than its fair share of movers, shakers and hellraisers. Classical Music was certainly not immune to the sweeping changes taking place
– New York Philharmonic – Vladimir Golschmann, guest conductor – Vera Franceschi, piano – Feb. 1, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Familiar music this week, played by a largely forgotten pianist, whose career skyrocketed in the 1950s and yet whose tragic early death, robbed the Music world of
– Thor Johnson, guest Conductor – Boston Symphony – in rehearsal – January 17, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Switching gears with a Boston Symphony rehearsal this week led by Thor Johnson, one of the first Conductors, born and trained in the U.S. to lead an American orchestra.
Being a member has percs – seriously: Become a Patron! Continuing our string of historic concerts this week with a broadcast performance by the Radio Symphony of Stuttgart, conducted by Hans Mueller-Kray and featuring the legendary violinist Gerhard Taschner in Violin Concerto Number 1 by Max Bruch, recorded by South
– New York Philharmonic – Soloists and Chorus conducted by Charles Munch. Artur Honegger: Joan Of Arc At The Stake (U.S. Broadcast premier) – January 4, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection I hesitated to run this for several months because of a few glaring problems in the original discs
We could use some support: Become a Patron! – Magnard – Cello Sonata – The music of the neglected and overlooked French composer Alberic Magnard this weekend. His Sonata for Cello and Piano in this radio broadcast recital featuring Robert Salles, cello (from the Pascal String Quartet) and pianist Germain
– Tcherepnine plays Tcherepnine – The NBC Music Guild – 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into music from the 1930s this week, with a recital by the Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnine, who was on a brief tour of the U.S. in 1938 and performed this recital for
