
Five Thirty in session – 1991 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Forgotten bands of the 90s to end the week. Five Thirty in session at the BBC – recorded on March 31, 1991 – click on the link at the Past Daily website and listen to the complete session.

Forgotten bands of the 90s to end the week. Five Thirty in session at the BBC – recorded on March 31, 1991 – click on the link at the Past Daily website and listen to the complete session.

Laughing Clowns – In Session for John Peel – Dec. 8, 1982 – recorded Nov. 29, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – Laughing Clowns from Australia. I confess, I missed them during their first incarnation – but I was certainly familiar with their founder Ed Kuepper, who was the driving

Murray Perahia with Zubin Mehta, cond – N.Y. Philiharmonic – April 27, 1980 (broadcast date) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Zubin Mehta and featuring the legendary Murray Perahia in a performance of the Chopin Piano Concerto

Sleeper – Black Session – March 8, 1994 – RFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sleeper for the middle of the week/pre-Thanksgiving festivities. Sleeper was one of the more successful bands of the “Britpop” era. Begun when singer Louise Wener met guitarist Jon Stewart at a Political Philosophy class

Florent Schmitt: Le petit elf Ferme-l’oeil – ORTF Orchestra, Cond. Eugène Bigot – ORTF Paris – circa 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It seems that most composers whose work had been popular during the 20th century, and whose popularity had faded since their deaths, have become the standard

Orchestre National de France – Tugan Sokhiev, cond. Truls Mork, Cello – October 8, 2009 – Radio France Musique – Something of more recent vintage this weekend. A concert by the celebrated Orchestre National de France conducted by the Russian-Ossetian wünderkind, Tugan Sokhiev and featuring Truls Mork as cello soloist.

New Model Army -in concert at Berlin Eissporthalle – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – New Model Army for a Tuesday night. 37 years without a stop, but with a continuous shuffle of band members, to the point where Lead Singer, composer and guitarist Justin

Cesar Franck – Sonata for Violin and Piano – Jean-Pierre Wallez, Violin – Catherine Silie, Piano – ORTF Broadcast 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Familiar works performed by prominent French artists on their way up. In this broadcast recital, the artists in question are Jean-Pierre Wallez and pianist

KYA-AM – San Francisco – Bobby Mitchell – April 15, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – San Francisco – April 15, 1961. Like all your friends, you are addicted to the radio. KYA is your source, the be-all-end-all for music and places where the important things are happening.

Radu Lupu, Piano – NHK Symphony, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch – November 4, 1994 – NHK-Radio, Tokyo – Another classic concert this week. From Tokyo, the legendary NHK Symphony, guest conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and featuring the great Romanian pianist Radu Lupu in an all-Brahms program, broadcast on November