ORF Radio Symphony, Vienna – Christian Vásquez, conductor – Gabriela Montero, Piano – February 22-24, 2012 – ORF, Vienna. Over to Vienna this week for a concert by the Austrian Radio Symphony, conducted by Christian Vásquez and featuring Gabriela Montero in music by Rachmaninoff, Zugaben, de Falla, Marquéz and Bernstein.
April 6, 1945 – Reports from Don Pryor, Mutual Broadcasting – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 6, 1945 – The invasion of Okinawa had begun on the morning of April 1, 1945 – dubbed Operation Iceberg, it represented the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War
The Remaynes – in session for Andy Kershaw – December 12, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Remaynes in session tonight. Recorded for Andy Kershaw at BBC Radio 1 on December 12, 1985. Psychedelia was undergoing something of a renaissance in the 1980s. In America it was the Paisely
Newsfront – Special report/Discussion – April 5, 1968 – Eastern Educational Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1968 – When Dr. Martin Luther King jr. died in a Memphis hospital at around 7 pm, an hour after he was gunned down while standing on the balcony of
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Over to Germany this week for a concert by Ben Webster, with Benny Bailey, given in Esslingen on October 8, 1967 and recorded by German Radio. One of the great and influential names in the world of Jazz, Ben Webster had a long and productive career spanning several decades. His
– KMPC – Dick Whittinghill – 7-8:00 am – June 26, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not every radio station in Los Angeles threw open its doors and welcomed Rock n’ Roll with open arms. No. Although, in an effort to attempt a modicum of hip, radio stations
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– WGN – News for March 29, 1942 – The really interesting and somewhat prophetic news on this March 29th in 1942, was buried towards the end of what were daily reports from the Front. The war was dragging on. Britain was staging a series of raids on Germany and
Another recording from the 1949 Besancon Festival. This week, a live performance of Florent Schmitt’s La Tragèdie de Salomè featuring the legendary French/Belgian conductor Andrè Cluytens leading the Paris Conservatory Orchestra. Schmitt had slipped a bit in popularity over the years – his works weren’t played all that much in
