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Goossens: Symphony No. 2 - Phantasy Concerto
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Goossens: Symphony No. 2 - Phantasy Concerto

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Details

Composer
GOOSSENS, SIR EUGENE
Artist
Little, Davis
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jan 03, 2020
Catalog #
CHSA 5193
UPC
095115519325

About

Continuing their series of orchestral works by Sir Eugene Goossens, Sir Andrew Davis and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra turn to the Phantasy Concerto for Violin and the Second Symphony. Goossens was born in London in 1893, into a family of Belgian conductors and musicians. He trained in Brugesand at the Royal College of Music (studying composition under Stanford), played violin in the Queen’s Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood, and became Sir Thomas Beecham’s go-to stand-in because of his ability to conduct the most demanding programmes on little or no rehearsal. Goossens gave the first UK concert performance of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps, in 1921, and in 1923 became the first music director of the newly formed Rochester Philharmonic, before succeeding Fritz Reiner, in 1931, as chief conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He spent nine years in Australia, as chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and was instrumental in the planning of the Sydney Opera House. Both works recorded here were composed towards the end of his life. The Second Symphony, dating from 1942–45, is a vivid and personal response to WWII. The Phantasy Concerto for Violin and Orchestra was originally promised to Heifetz, who never performed it. Having returned to London, Goossens gave the work’s premiere in a BBC broadcast in July 1959, and this was followed by a Proms performance in 1960; on both occasions the soloist was Tessa Robbins. Sir Andrew Davis and his Melbourne forces perform these rarely heard works with care and finesse, and Tasmin Little shines as the soloist in the Phantasy Concerto. The album is recorded in Surround Sound.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Molto moderato 09:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Molto moderato
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    Tasmin Little
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  2. 2 II. Moderato 06:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Moderato
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    Tasmin Little
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  3. 3 III. Largo 05:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    Tasmin Little
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  4. 4 IV. Moderato 07:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Moderato
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    Tasmin Little
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  5. 5 I. Adagio 12:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    12:14
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  6. 6 II. Andante tranquillo 08:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  7. 7 III. Scherzo 06:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  8. 8 IV. Andante 11:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Andante
    Duration
    11:50
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Ensemble
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis