Part One: Part Two: Another historic concert this week. This one from 1958, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent and featuring the legendary Hungarian pianist Andor Foldes in a program of music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Beethoven and Bartok. Beginning with the first performance outside the Soviet
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”45548″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 24,1949 – Voices And Events – Gordon Skene Sound Collection ” content_type=”link”] – Certainly not a dull week in history, this July in 1949. Starting off with fears and accusations coming from Britain over post-War Germany and a repudiation of claims from Sir Winston
