"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Another classic concert this week. A guest appearance at The San Francisco Symphony by the legendary Kurt Sanderling with Pianist Alfred Brendel in a concert of music by Beethoven. Broadcast on March 3rd of 1983. This was the first appearance…
– Harold Bauer – in recital from The Magic Key Program – May 24, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Going into the early 20th century this week for a rare broadcast recital by the legendary late 19th/early 20th…
NBC Blue Network – The Magic Key – The Philadelphia Orchestra 1937 Tour Concert – April 18, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another rare concert broadcast from the 1930s this week. The Philadelphia Orchestra, getting ready to embark…
– NBC Radio: Stars In Jazz from Birdland – September 4, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Heading back to the 50s this weekend. The first of a series of broadcasts coming from Birdland on 53nd Street and Broadway…
– The Charlatans with Dan Hicks – Live At The Straight Theatre, July 22, 1967 – KSAN-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Charlatans with Dan Hicks. Before Dan Hicks introduced the world to the Hot Licks, there…
Paul Paray with Arnold Steinhardt, violin and The Detroit Symphony – Nov. 12, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Violinist Arnold Steinhardt, with Paul Paray, leading the Detroit Symphony this week in music of Bach, Mendelssohn and Mahler. The concert…
– Maurice Emmanuel – Salamine – excerpts from Acts 1,2 and 3 – Cast and Chorus conducted by Tony Aubin – ORTF, Paris – March 29, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Excerpts from seldom performed French operas this…
– NBC-Blue Network – RCA Magic Key – Minneapolis Symphony, Eugene Ormandy, conductor + Mischa Levitski, piano recital from Chicago – March 1, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into more rare concerts this week. This time it’s…
David Bowie – In Concert with John Peel – June 20,1971 – BBC Radio 1 – David Bowie’s breakthrough album Hunky Dory wouldn’t come out until December, but this concert gives a lot of previews of coming attractions. Big changes…
Roxy Music – Live at City Hall, Newcastle – October 29, 1974 – BBC In Concert – Radio 1 – Something special this week in case you missed their concert in Los Angeles this past week. The legendary Roxy Music,…