Category Unreleased recordings

The Band and Robbie Robertson

The Band – Live In Pittsburgh – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth -(RIP: Robbie Robertson – 1943-2023)

This has not been a good week for music. With the news earlier today of Robbie Robertson’s passing, social media has been filled with tributes, memories and recollections of one of the key figures in Rock of the later 60s.…

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande With Ferenc Fricsay And Aldo Ciccolini – In Concert 1956 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert.

A special concert this week from the archives of Radio Suisse Romande (RSR Espace 2). Recorded on February 8, 1956 and featuring legendary conductor Ferenc Fricsay leading Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in music of Bartok, Liszt and Brahms. Famed…

Gyorgy Sandor – Piano Recital At WNCN – 1983 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

– Gyorgy Sandor in Recital – WNCN-FM, New York – November 9, 1983 – More history this week. The celebrated Hungarian Pianist Gyorgy Sandor in recital at New York station WNCN-FM and was broadcast on November 9 , 1983. Unlike…

Renèe France Froment and Louise Clavius-Marius Play The Music Of Jean Hubeau – 1952 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

– Hubeau – Violin Sonata – Another rarity this weekend – and another broadcast recital from French Radio in the 1950’s. This one features rising-young-star Renèe France Froment on violin with legendary pianist-pedagogue Louise Clavius-Marius on Piano in a performance…

Charles Munch And Michele Auclair With The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conductor – Michele Auclair, violin – January 27, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing the series of Boston Symphony rehearsal recordings with a broadcast from January 27, 1951 featuring The…

Ultravox – Live At The Old Waldorf – 1979 – Past Daily Soundbooth

– Ultravox – Live At The Old Waldorf – March 13, 1979 – ©Terry Hammer Archives – Most people think of Ultravox from the large-scale/new-romantic/sonically epic songs and the first of a string high-budget/high-concept videos to appear on that newly…

Tasavallan Presidentti – Live At Ruisrock Festival – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Rock Without Borders/Mini-Concert Edition

– Tasavallan Presidentti – Live At Ruisrock Festival, Turku Finland – August 22, 1970 – YLE Radio Finland – As Progressive Rock started to gain popularity, the message quickly spread throughout the world. Coupled with several companies actively engaged in…

Berlin Radio reports - May 28, 1938

Berlin: ‘Today The Weather Is . . . Fine’ – May 23, 1938

– News From Berlin – May 23, 1938 – Radio Berlin – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in May, 1938 comes by way of Berlin Radio, broadcasting the news in English. Reports claiming three more Czech…