Click on the link here for Audio Player: Even at the ripe old age of 97, the passing earlier this week of French Contemporary composer Henri Dutilleux was sad news. One of the leading Contemporary Composers of the late 20th Century, Dutilleux was a rugged individualist, refusing to
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Back to Paris this week for another installment of French radio performances of the 1950s. This time it’s the music of Jeanine Rueff, who is probably best known as a music educator, with one of her star pupils being Jean-Michel
Become a Patron! Continuing this week with American Composers of the 1950’s. This broadcast, part of the America’s Composers series features the Eastman School Student Symphony conducted by Howard Hanson in music by Student composers, studying at the school at the time of this broadcast on March 16, 1953. In
Back to premiers this weekend. This one; the Western Hemisphere First Performance of the 2nd String Quartet of Dmitri Shostakovich. Regarded as one of the most important Modern Composers of the mid-twentieth century, NBC Radio devoted several broadcasts premiering Shostakovich’s small ensemble works. This premier of the 2nd String Quartet
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Walton Cello Concerto Premier – 1957 A world premier this weekend – this time from Sir William Walton and the first performance ever of his Cello Concerto, featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch with the concerto’s dedicatee, Gregor Piatigorsky,
Click on the link here for Audio Player: L.A. Phil -Barenboim-DuPre – Saint-Saens – 1968 Something special for the holiday – a portion of a concert from The Hollywood Bowl, featuring The Los Angeles Philharmonic, guest conducted by Daniel Barenboim and featuring Jacqueline DuPre, cello in the Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto.
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Click on the link here for Audio Player: L.A. Phil. – Koussevitsky-Stern – 1950 Since Festival season is just starting, and Summer is staring at us across the room, I thought it would be a good idea to get things rolling in anticipation of our own Hollywood Bowl season, which
Taking a break this week from our perusal of French Radio transcriptions for another dose of Americana, this time by way of Roy Harris, a composer whose work and recognition have been pretty much limited down to one symphony of late – but a composer whose work needs serious revisiting
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Ravel- Sheherazade – 1951 A few weeks ago I ran a performance of Barraud’s Offrande, featuring the French National Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Bigot. After receiving a wonderful note from Bigot’s son, Jean-Pierre, I was informed, not only of the date of
