13 days and not quite 10% of our goal. Should I be worried? No – I know there’s a lot of you out there who are waiting for the last few days to pitch in – everybody likes the idea of down-to-the-wire, except the one on the receiving end. Here,
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – Concert d’ètè – Marie-Claude Warkowski – ORTF Chamber Orch – Jean-Paul Krèder, cond – ORTF, Paris – Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – a name much more familiar in Europe, particularly France, than here in the U.S. – Grunenwald was a celebrated Organist, a student of Marcel Duprè and his
Dezsö Ranki with Daniele Gatti and Orchestre National de France In Concert – November 21, 2015 – Radio France Musique – Dezsö Ranki, accompanied by the legendary Daniele Gatti and Orchestre National de France in a program of music by Beethoven and Bartok, and recorded last November 21st by the
Vittorio Giannini – An Opera Ballet (World Premier) San Francisco Symphony – Edwin MacArthur, cond. – August 27, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Vittorio Giannini – a name mostly forgotten, but one of the leading lights of the Neo-Romantic movement in American classical music in the early and
1959 Vienna Festival – Pfitzner: Violin Concerto – Edith Peinemann, violin – Bamberg Symphony – Joseph Keilberth, cond – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1959 Vienna Festival this weekend. An excerpt from and a historic performance by The Bamberg Symphony, conducted by Joseph Keilberth and featuring the legendary Edith Peinemann
Valery Gergiev, cond. The Marlinsky Orchestra – July 8, 2011 – RSR Switzerland – Part 1 Valery Gergiev, cond. The Marlinsky Orchestra – July 8, 2011 – RSR Switzerland – Part 2 Valery Gergiev leads the Marlinsky Orchestra this week in a concert featuring music of Profofiev, Shostakovich and Scarlatti
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 one of the most popular composers of Opera; primarily based
– George Szell with John Browning – The Cleveland Orchestra – live at The Concertgebouw – June 24, 1965 – George Szell leads the Cleveland Orchestra this week, in a concert recorded on June 24, 1965 at the famed Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Joining Szell is the American pianist John Browning
– Svendsen – Symphony No. 2 – Oslo Philharmonic -Odd Grüne-Hegge – Norwegian Radio Session – 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I ran this piece several years ago, via my old site. It has since disappeared, but I thought I would run it again, with improved sound. This
– Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal – Gunther Herbig, Guest Conductor – Salvatore Accardo, violin – August 11, 1986 – Part 1 – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal – Gunther Herbig, Guest Conductor – Salvatore Accardo, violin – August 11, 1986 – Part 2 No barn burners, world premiers or excursions into
