"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– National Town Meeting “Where is American Culture Heading?” August 21, 1974 – In 1974 there were grave doubts as to where we were heading as a cultural society. Although 1974 may seem like a banner year for the arts,…
Part 1 – Part 2 – Over to Tokyo this week, for a concert by the NHK Symphony,conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy and featuring Belgian oboist (who is also a noted conductor and professor), in a program of music by Richard…
NDR Radiophilharmonie – Hahn, Jensen – November 2011 – Part 1 NDR Radiophilharmonie – Hahn, Jensen – November 2011 – Part 2 Hilary Hahn, joining forces with Elvind Gullberg Jensen and The North German Radio Philharmonic in a broadcast concert…
– George Szell with John Browning – The Cleveland Orchestra – live at The Concertgebouw – June 24, 1965 – George Szell leads the Cleveland Orchestra this week, in a concert recorded on June 24, 1965 at the famed Concertgebouw…
Click on the link here for Audio Player-Part 1: International Chopin Festival – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player-Part 2: International Chopin Festival – Part 2 Since we’re still hip-deep in Festival season throughout Europe, I…
Become a Patron! Another live broadcast transcription this weekend. This time it’s The Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Alfred Wallenstein and featuring the legendary Erica Morini in concert, recorded on January 17, 1954 for the Standard Hour radio program. This…
With the news beginning this morning, and the updated reports concerning the shootings at a movie theater in Aurora Colorado throughout the day, I’m reminded of how all-too-familiar this seems. How it has repeated over and over throughout the years.…