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.
Last week, we heard George Szell perform, not as conductor, but as pianist with the Budapest Strings, in a 1945 recording of chamber music by Brahms. This week we'll enjoy their recording of Schubert's "Trout Quintet," recorded just a year later in 1946.
Gerhard Hüsch was a German baritone active during the first half of the 20th Century. Known for his interpretation of German art song, or lieder, he collaborated for a number of years with Finnish pianist Margaret Kilpinen, wife of composer Yrjö Kilpinen, and would become a proponent of Kilpinen's music throughout his career. This week we'll hear Hüsch and Margaret Kilpinen performing Beethoven's song cycle, An die ferne Geliebte.
