Retro Recordings

Saturday @ Noon

Listen to Discover Classical on Saturdays at noon for Retro Recordings as Aaron Mood presents historic performances of your favorite music. You'll hear definitive recordings from the last century, such as Leopold Stokowski leading the NBC Symphony, Renata Tebaldi singing Puccini and Mascagni conducting Mascagni.

9/12

Fritz Reiner was one of the foremost American conductors of the first half of the 20th Century. While he worked with a number of ensembles, his career reached its apogee in the 1950s during his tenure with the Chicago Symphony. This week we'll hear Reiner lead that ensemble in a performance of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition."

 

9/19

At the age of 15, pianist Byron Janis became Vladimir Horowitz' first student, studying with him from 1944-1948. He went on to have a long performing career, discovering two unknown manuscripts of Chopin waltzes, and recording widely for both RCA Victor and Mercury Records. This week we'll hear a 1950 recording of Beethoven's "Tempest" Sonata.