Music
Recollections of Johannes Brahms
Read by mkirkpat
Albert Hermann Dietrich and Joseph Victor Widmann
Albert Dietrich, the German composer and conductor, was a friend of Johannes Brahms and the first part of this book includes vivid recollect…
My Musical Life
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Walter Damrosch
This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great m…
Charles Dickens and Music
Read by Warren Bergmann
James T. Lightwood
This is a detailed exploration of the references to music in the novels of Dickens: songs, instrumental pieces, performers, composers, and m…
Bing Crosby Show
Bing Crosby entertains with a delightful performance, singing "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" followed by "That Lucky Old Sun…
J.S. Bach
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Albert Schweitzer
Second volume of an analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious wor…
America Calling
Jack Benny and Bob Hope co-MC this program dedicated to the Greek War Relief, broadcast on CBS, NBC, independent stations, and also sent thr…
Andrews Sisters
It's New Year's Eve and the Andrews Sisters start their new show, inheriting a dude ranch they call the "Eight To The Bar" ranch. …
Hollywood Hotel
Join Al Jolson and Georgie Jessel as they sing "Give My Regards To Broadway". Experience the comedic talents of Groucho Marx as he…
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra lead this music-filled program featuring Ray Eberle, The Modernaires, and Marion Hutton. Enjoy the festive so…
The Fringe of an Art
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Vernon Blackburn
A collection of essays on things musical by Vernon Blackburn, including composers, music in different time periods, and modern music. (Summ…
Sealtest Variety Theater
Dick Powell joins Dorothy Lamour in a play called "Happy Ending". Abbott and Costello also join the show, playing gas station owne…
An Evenings OTR Entertainment
Enjoy a collection of eight old-time radio programs that originally aired in June of their respective years. Each program offers a unique gl…
Jazz Today
Read by Bill Coben
Episode #154 of "Jazz Today" is hosted by Bill Coben on KOMO, Seattle, and was broadcast on April 16, 1959. This episode highlight…
Big Band Special
Read by Clare Teal
Wynton Marsalis
Big Band Special features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Clare Teal presents this exciting perf…
The Joachim Neander Collection
Read by InTheDesert
Various
This collection brings together biography, history, theology, hagiography and hymns to gather as many articles as possible about the German …
The Story of the Bagpipe
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William Grattan Flood
Most people think of the bagpipe as an instrument solely connected to Scotland. W.H. Grattan Flood takes us much further back, to the ancien…
Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show
In this delightful Thanksgiving episode of the Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show, Rosemary Clooney sings, "It's A Most Unusual Day.&quo…
Chase And Sanborn Hour
Don Ameche welcomes Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy on their first appearance on the program. Edgar needs to hire a butler, and Charlie wa…
Command Performance
Read by Bing Crosby
M.C. Bing Crosby introduces Connie Boswell, who sings "I can't give you anything but love." Comedian Bert Wheeler clashes with Bin…
Command Performance
M.C. Rita Hayworth introduces Betty Hutton to sing "Murder, He Says." Ken Carpenter welcomes "Professor" Richard Haydn w…