Antill Corroboree Panambi Goossens London 180-gram Classic Records Audiophile M-
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Antill: Corroboree Suite from Ballet
Ginastera: Panambi Suite from Ballet
Sir Eugene Goossens conducting the London Syphony Orchestra
Made in the U.S.A.
Classic / Everest Records - SDBR-3003
180-gram Analogue Audiophile Stereo pressing
Vinyl is VG++ to Mint-, mostly Mint- (or better); some quiet passages have some light, minor clicks and ticks.
Cover is Mint-.
Includes Classic Records postcard.
Out of Print, Audiophile-mastered album.
"Most often remembered as a highly regarded conductor with substantial tenures as music director of both the Cincinnati and Sydney Symphony orchestras, Eugene Goossens was also an important composer of twentieth-century music. Had the achievements of his career not been overshadowed by an unfortunate scandal and fall from grace in his last years, his legacy would likely have been even more significant.
Born in London and of Belgian heritage, Goossens trained as a violinist at the Bruges Conservatory and the Liverpool College of Music. It was not until he attended the Royal College of Music that he began serious composition study, with Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Among his first compositions from 1911-13 are the Variations on a Chinese Theme and the Octet (written for flute, clarinet, horn, harp, and strings). These works utilized an early style strongly reminiscent of the French impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and drew strong praise from the elder statesmen of the composition circle at that time, including Frederick Delius.
In order to support himself, Goossens followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both of whom were conductors. He trained as the assistant conductor to Sir Thomas Beecham, and began to develop an impressive conducting career. In 1921, he gave many Londoners their first Stravinsky experience in the premiere UK performance of Le Sacre du Printemps"...
-allmusic.com
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