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| Eugene Goossens |
This recording from November 1953 was not the first of the piece. (Boyd Neel recorded it in 1939), but it is a very fine one led by composer-conductor Eugene Goossens, and one that evidently had he approval of Britten, who wrote the (also delightful) liner notes, which are included in the package.
The recording, made by John Culshaw and Kenneth Wilkinson in Decca's West Hampstead Studios in London, is excellent.
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I don't know this work and I'm looking forward to listening to it - thank you for the opportunity. Actually, I heve been searching for a copy of Britten's piano concerto (as far as I'm aware he wrote only one). Do you happen to have it?
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ReplyDeleteI do have the piano concerto - I'll transfer it for you. He also wrote a set of variations for piano left hand and orchestra, which I have.
Any chance of a reup of this one?
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Just spotted this post. It's great! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Buster!
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