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– Boston Symphony – In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conducting – May 12, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another rehearsal from The Boston Symphony. This week, it’s a rehearsal for the U.S. Premier of the Symphony Number 5…
Boston Symphony in Rehearsal – Charles Munch, Cond. – April 21, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More Boston Symphony rehearsals this week. This time it’s The BSO and their Music Director Charles Munch rehearsing the Berlioz Requiem, as broadcast…
NBC Radio – The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Serge Koussevitzky, Cond. – April 25, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our survey of historic rehearsal recordings by the Boston Symphony. This week, legendary Music Director Serge Koussevitzky…
Gerry Mulligan And The New American Orchestra – Live 1982 This one comes via the late and lamented Jazz Alive series from NPR from 1982. The great Gerry Mulligan is featured as soloist against the backdrop of The New American…
NBC Radio – Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Pierre Monteux, guest Conductor – February 3, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing with historic recordings of The Boston Symphony in rehearsal. This week it’s then-Music Director of the San…
Detroit Symphony – Paul Paray, Cond. – Arthur Rubinstein, Piano – January 7, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More history this week – a rare broadcast performance featuring the legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein and the Detroit Symphony conducted by…
Boston Symphony In Rehearsal With Serge Koussevitsky, Conductor – January 10, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This weekend it’s The Boston Symphony in rehearsal from January 10, 1949, featuring Music Director Serge Koussevitsky leading the orchestra in rehearsals of…
New York Philharmonic – Aaron Copland, guest Conductor – June 18, 1980 – Part 1 New York Philharmonic – Klaus Tennstedt, guest Conductor – June 18, 1980 – Part 2 Something historic this week. The New York Philharmonic in concert…
Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra – CBS Symphony, Thor Johnson – World Premier – May 15, 1949 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Something special this weekend. A world premier performance of the Concerto for…
Over to Moscow this week for a concert by The National Philharmonic of Russia, conducted by Vladimir Spivakov and featuring Nikolai Lugansky, Piano. Two works on the program: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Number 4 and Brahms’ Symphony Number 4. The concert…