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.

8/8

Theodor Albin Findeisen was a double bassist who joined the Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1907, eventually becoming the principal double bassist in 1920, a position he held until his death in 1936. This week, we'll hear him perform Schubert's "Trout Quintet" with members of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

 

8/15

Astor Piazzolla was an accomplished bandoneon player, a type of concertina popular in Argentinian tango ensembles. We'll hear a 1983 recording of Piazzolla playing his own "Bandoneon Concerto," with Pedro Ignacio Calderon conducting.