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.

5/23

Wilhelm Furtwangler was a German conductor active during the first half of the 20th Century. He has been credited as an influence on many contemporary conductors, including Daniel Barenboim and Gustavo Dudamel. We'll hear a mid-century recording of Furtwangler conducting a performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 88 in G by the Berlin Philharmonic.

 

5/30

Jussi Bjorling began publicly performing at age 5 with his family in the "Björling Male Quartet" throughout his native Sweden and the United States. He would become one of the foremost tenors of the 20th Century, particularly known for his interpretation of Italian opera. This week we'll hear Björling perform two arias from operas by Leoncavallo and Puccini, recorded in the 1950s.