Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

British composer and conductor Sir Eugene Goossens (1893-1962) was one of the great conductors of the early 20th Century. Born in London and from a very musical family [brother to Leon (oboist), Sidonie and Marie (harpists)], he made many recordings with many orchestras over a period of nearly 40 years. His career was noted for its numerous unusual twists and turns. Early in his career he worked with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, where his father and grandfather had been leading conductors in their own times. Goossens also conducted for Sir Thomas Beecham's British National Opera Company and for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He became a fixture in London musical scene, along with Beecham and Sir Henry Wood. Goossens also promoted new works by British composers and those from the continent. In 1923 Goossens accepted an invitation by George Eastman (the founder of Kodak) to come to the United States as the first chief conductor of the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra in New York State. Goossens then conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Ohio from 1931 to 1946. There he was noted for his adventurous programs, elegant demeanor on the podium, and public eloquence. In 1942 Goossens commissioned a series of 10 fanfares from American composers as a patriotic gesture during wartime. The composers included Henry Cowell, Morton Gould, Roy Harris, Howard Hanson, Walter Piston and Virgil Thomson. The most famous of these, and perhaps the most popular fanfare ever composed, was Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland.

British composer and conductor Sir Eugene Goossens (1893-1962) was one of the great conductors of the early 20th Century. Born in London and from a very musical family [brother to Leon (oboist), Sidonie and Marie (harpists)], he made many recordings with many orchestras over a period of nearly 40 years. His career was noted for its numerous unusual twists and turns. Early in his career he worked with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, where his father and grandfather had been leading conductors in their own times. Goossens also conducted for Sir Thomas Beecham's British National Opera Company and for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He became a fixture in London musical scene, along with Beecham and Sir Henry Wood. Goossens also promoted new works by British composers and those from the continent. In 1923 Goossens accepted an invitation by George Eastman (the founder of Kodak) to come to the United States as the first chief conductor of the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra in New York State. Goossens then conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Ohio from 1931 to 1946. There he was noted for his adventurous programs, elegant demeanor on the podium, and public eloquence. In 1942 Goossens commissioned a series of 10 fanfares from American composers as a patriotic gesture during wartime. The composers included Henry Cowell, Morton Gould, Roy Harris, Howard Hanson, Walter Piston and Virgil Thomson. The most famous of these, and perhaps the most popular fanfare ever composed, was Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland.