"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
The Hancock Ensemble – Julius Tannenbaum, cond. – Harold Whitcraft, tenor – MBS-KHJ – February 6, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another concert of small works, some unfamiliar, performed by local ensembles and broadcast in the 1930s. This…
Theme and Variations – The Hancock Ensemble – Loren Powell, Conductor – April 23, 1943 – KHJ, Los Angeles – Mutual Network – Another program of American music performed during the War years by the Hancock Ensemble, conducted by Loren…
American Contemporary Music Festival – USC – May 7, 1948 – USC Symphony – Ingolf Dahl, Conductor – The fifth (and last) program from the 1948 American Contemporary Music Fesival, held at the Bovard Auditorium at USC and broadcast over…
Ruggiero Ricci, violin with the American Broadcasting Company Symphony – conducted by Bronislaw Gimpel – November 2, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More rarities this week – two legendary violinists sharing the stage – one as conductor and…
André Girard and The ORTF Chamber Orchestra – Pierre Max Dubois – Ouverture pour les Oiseaux de Lune – ORTF Radio – 1965- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Music of Pierre Max Dubois this weekend, as performed by the…
Emmerich Kalman Plays the music of Emmerich Kalman with Gitta Alpar, Soprano – Felix Knight, Tenor – May 5, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although you might be hard pressed to label Emmerich Kalman a composer of serious…
Germaine Tailleferre – Concertino for Harp and Orchestra – Vera Badings, Harp – Szymon Goldberg, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra – Holland Festival 1973 – VPRO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May not seem like much, but a buck goes a…
Witold Malcuzynski with Alfred Wallenstein and The L.A. Philharmonic – The Standard Hour – April 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! The legendary Polish pianist Witold Malcuzynski in concert with Alfred Wallenstein leading the Los…
Cesar Franck – Redemption (excerpts from 2nd Half) – ORTF Choir, Opera Orchestra – Clara Newman, mezzo-soprano – Eugène Bigot, conductor – French Radio broadcast – circa 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Paris this weekend for…
Oscar Van Hemel – Violin Concerto – Theo Olof, Violin – Utrecht Symphony Orchestra- Paul Hupperts, Cond. VPRO Transcription – 1948 – Become a Patron! Music of Belgian/Dutch composer Oscar Van Hemel this weekend. His violin concerto, as performed on…