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American Music For Choir – Music Of The New World – August 3, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! During the years of World War 2, one of the essential morale builders was a focus on all things American; American values, American spirit and American Music....
Christopher Meineke: Railroad March – James M. Deems – Telegraph Quick-Step – NBC Symphony – Dr. Frank Black – February 4, 1943 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Names most people don’t know anymore – one; Dr. Frank Black, was something of a multi-tasker. He was Music Director...
Kurt Weil – Down In The Valley – Original NBC-TV Cast – 1950 – RCA-Victor album LM-16 – Become a Patron! A 29 minute dose of 20th century American Folk-Drama as envisioned by a razor-sharp German Expressionist. Kurt Weil, who gained world-wide recognition with Three-Penny Opera produced a very healthy...
Charles Tomlinson Griffes – Poem For Flute And Orchestra – Julius Baker, Flute – Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Saidenberg – Decca (U.S.) – DL-4013. Become a Patron! Music of Charles Tomlinson Griffes this weekend, as performed by the legendary American Flautist Julius Baker, accompanied by Daniel Saidenberg leading an...
The music of American composer Alexander Reinagle performed by the legendary Austrian Harpsichordist Yela Pessl from this radio broadcast, Music Of The New World from January 1945. The Austrian-born American harpsichordist, pianist and organist, Yella Pesssl (real name: Gabriella Pessl Sobotka), studied at the State Academy of Music in Vienna....
Manuel de Falla – Fantasia Baetica- Frank Pelleg, Piano – 1953 -Concert Hall Society release #G-16 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron and enjoy freebies: Become a Patron! Maybe not so rare or underrated, the music of Manuel de Falla, although not a staple in the concert...
Patrons can get this for free: Become a Patron! The Hungarian String Quartet, one of the great performing ensembles throughout the 1930s through to the 1970s when the group disbanded, in 1972. The Quartet was originally brought together with Sándor Végh (a pupil of Jenő Hubay and Zoltán Kodály at...
Principe Kalender Plays Principe Kalender -1. La Muerte del Rusiñor 2. El Cisne y La Rosa 3. El Prodigio de las Campanasde Simbirsk 4. Impromptu en Mi Menor – Odeon Records, Argentina – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Patrons/subscribers can download for free (hint,hint): Become a Patron! A rarity as...
Henri Barraud – Sonatine for Violin and Piano – Angel Reyes, Violin – Jacques de Menasce, Piano – Concert Hall Society E-17 (circa 1951-1952) – Subscribers can get this download: Become a Patron! The music of Henri Barraud this weekend, in this commercial release from Concert Hall Records, recorded somewhere...
Joaquin Turina – Piano Trio Number 2 op. 76 – The Halifax Trio – circa 1962 – CBC radio performance – Music of Joaquin Turina this week. His Second Piano Trio played in this broadcast recording by the Halifax Trio of Canada (the same ones who did the Violet Archer...
