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Part 1 Part 2 Over to Prague from 1979 this week for a concert by the BBC Symphony, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky and featuring Viktoria Postnikova, piano. The concert was recorded during the legendary Prague Spring Festival and features works by Prokofiev, Janacek, Britten and Elgar. Here’s what’s on the...
Johan Wagenaar – The Doge of Venice, Suite – Utrecht Municipal Orchestra – Paul Hupperts, Cond. – 1951 – Radio Nederland – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Johan Wagenaar this week. From the Radio Nederland transcription service, a broadcast performance featuring the Utrecht municipal Orchestra, conducted...
Henri Barraud – Sonata For Violin and Piano – Arthur Garami, Violin – Charles Reiner, Piano – CBC Canada Radio Session – 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Completing the Radio session a few weeks ago that also featured Arthur Garami and Charles Reiner playing the Violin Sonata of...
Claudio Arrau, Piano – Boston Symphony – Seiji Ozawa, Cond – Berkshire Music Festival – August 26, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Back to something historic this week. The Boston Symphony during the 1977 Berkshire Music Festival, with Music Director Seiji Ozawa leading the BSO with the legendary...
Seiji Ozawa and The Boston Symphony, with Maurice André, Trumpet – Evening At Symphony – October 14, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More history this week – The Boston Symphony under the direction of their then-Music Director Seiji Ozawa and featuring Maurice André as Trumpet solo in Tartini‘s...
Lydia Mordkovitch With The Chicago Symphony – Sir Georg Solti, Cond. – 1982 season – broadcast Feb. 5, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another week of historic concerts. This one, featuring the celebrated Chicago Symphony, conducted by Sir Georg Solti and featuring the American debut of the Russian...
Alexander Brott: Three Astral Visions – The McGill Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Brott, Cond. – CBC Transcription Service Alexander Brott this week. In observance of Canada Day and Canada’s 150th, I thought I would chip in to the festivities and offer one of Canada’s most highly regarded composer/conductor/violinist/Teachers. Alexander Brott had...
h Alexander Brott – Sea To Sea – 1947 World Premier recording – Brott With Montreal Symphony – CBC Transcription Service – Back up to Canada this week for a world premier recording of Sea to Sea by the much loved Canadian composer and Conductor Alexander Brott, who leads the...
Czech Phil – April 28, 2011 Concert – Jiri Belohlavek, Cond. – part 1 Czech Phil – April 28, 2011 Concert – Jiri Belohlavek, Cond. – Part 2 A historic concert from recent years this week. The celebrated Czech Philharmonic under its Music Director Jiri Belohlavek in music by...
Music from the historic Stratford Music Festival in Ontario Canada this week. This recording from the 1968 festival, is presented by the CBC International service and feature the Stratford Chamber Orchestra in several works, including two World Premiers. Starting with Jeu a Quatre by Serge Garant, with the composer conducting...
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