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.

6/13

English pianist Clifford Curzon was one of the foremost concert pianists of the 20th Century. He performed extensively throughout North America, and was known for his interpretation of the major German repertoire. This week we'll hear him perform an Impromptu by Schubert.

 

6/20

Jascha Heifetz is widely considered the greatest violinist of the 20th century, and was the highest-paid violinist in the world by his 18th birthday in 1919, We'll hear him perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 in D with the Royal Philharmonic.