Short bio Eugene Aynsley Goossens
Full biography Eugene Aynsley Goossens
Eugene Aynsley Goossens was an English conductor and composer born on May 26 , 1893, in Camden Town, London. He was the son of the Belgian conductor and violinist Eugene Goossens Sr. and the brother of the composer and pianist Léon Goossens and the oboist Sidonie Goossens.
As a young man, Goossens studied music with his father and went on to become a student at the Royal College of Music in London. He quickly established himself as a talented conductor and composer, and by the age of 23, he had already made his conducting debut at the Queen's Hall in London.
Throughout his career, Goossens developed a reputation as an innovative composer who was willing to incorporate new ideas and influences into his work. He composed in a variety of genres, including orchestral works, chamber music, operas, and film scores. Some of his most famous compositions include his Oboe Concerto, his Symphony No. 1, and his opera, Judith.
In addition to his work as a composer, Goossens also had a successful career as a conductor. He served as the conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in the United States from 1923 to 1931 and then became the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1931 to 1946. He also made numerous guest appearances with major orchestras around the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.
Goossens was a prominent figure in the music world during the first half of the 20th century, and his influence on modern classical music cannot be overstated. Despite his many successes, however, his career was not without controversy. In 1942, Goossens was arrested in New York City for trying to bring obscene materials into the country. The scandal caused him to resign from his position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and he returned to England to continue his career.
Goossens passed away on June 13, 1962, in Hillingdon, Middlesex. Today, he is remembered as one of the most important composers and conductors of his generation, and his contributions to classical music continue to be celebrated and studied by musicians and scholars around the world.
Compositions featuring Eugene Aynsley Goossens
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capriccio for piano | 2:26 min | Keyboard | 1960 |
| 2 | The Apocalypse, oratorio for soloists, double chorus & orchestra, Op. 64/G.77 | 78:22 min | Choral | 1949 |
| 3 | Phantasy Concerto, for violin & orchestra, Op. 63 | 28:52 min | Concerto | 1946 |
| 4 | Phantasy Concerto, for piano & orchestra, Op. 60 | 25:31 min | Concerto | 1942 |
| 5 | Hommage à Paderewski, for piano | 2:22 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
| 6 | Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 56 | 3:55 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
| 7 | Symphony No. 1, Op. 58 | 40:36 min | Symphony | 1938 |
| 8 | Don Juan de Manara, romance for violin & piano, Op. 57 ("for Jascha Heifetz") | 5:49 min | Chamber Music | 1937 |
| 9 | Nature Poems (2), for orchestra (orchestration of piano work), Op. 25a | 11:23 min | Orchestral | 1937 |
| 10 | Pictures (3) version for flute & piano | 19:14 min | Chamber Music | 1935 |
| 11 | Pictures (3) for flute, strings & percussion | 19:56 min | Chamber Music | 1935 |
| 12 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 2, Op. 50 | 30:55 min | Chamber Music | 1930 |
| 13 | Concerto en un mouvement, for oboe & orchestra, Op. 45 | 11:59 min | Concerto | 1927 |
| 14 | Rhythmic Dance, for pianola, Op. 30 | 3:40 min | Keyboard | 1927 |
| 15 | Greek Dances (3), for orchestra, Op. 44 | 10:10 min | Orchestral | 1926 |
| 16 | Ships, for piano, Op. 42 | 8:43 min | Keyboard | 1924 |
| 17 | Pastorale et Arlequinade, for flute, oboe & piano, Op. 41 | 7:28 min | Chamber Music | 1924 |
| 18 | Studies (2) for piano, Op. 39 (Op. 38) | 5:21 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
| 19 | Rhythmic Dance, version for 2 pianos | 3:50 min | Keyboard | 1922 |
| 20 | Nature Poems, for piano, Op. 25 | 17:38 min | Keyboard | 1920 |
| 21 | Hommage à Debussy, for piano, Op. 28 | 2:56 min | Keyboard | 1920 |
| 22 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 | 22:18 min | Chamber Music | 1919 |
| 23 | Variations On "Cadet Rousselle", for orchestra | 3:37 min | Orchestral | 1919 |
| 24 | Suite From Kaleidoscope, for orchestra, Op. 18 | 9:52 min | Orchestral | 1918 |
| 25 | Four Conceits, for piano, Op. 20 | 6:16 min | Keyboard | 1917 |
| 26 | Kaleidoscope, for orchestra (orchestration of 8 movements from the original version for solo piano), Op. 18a | 9:52 min | Orchestral | 1917 |
| 27 | Kaleidoscope, for piano, Op. 18 | 14:09 min | Keyboard | 1917 |
| 28 | By the Tarn, for string quartet (or string orchestra), Op. 15/1 | 4:56 min | Chamber Music | 1916 |
| 29 | Phantasy Quartet, for string quartet, Op. 12 | 11:23 min | Chamber Music | 1915 |
| 30 | Impressions (5) of a Holiday for flute (or violin), cello & piano, Op. 7 | 15:22 min | Chamber Music | 1914 |
| 31 | Concert Study for piano, Op. 10 | 2:59 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
| 32 | Old Chinese Folk Song "To Achille Rivarde, Esq." Op. 4/1 | 1:35 min | Orchestral | 1912 |
| 33 | A winter-night Idyll, for voice & piano | 1:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 34 | When thou art Dead, for voice & piano | 3:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 35 | Variations on a Chinese Theme, for orchestra, Op. 1 | 27:09 min | Orchestral | - |
| 36 | Threshold, for voice & piano | 2:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | The Eternal Rhythm, for orchestra, Op. 5 | 20:25 min | Orchestral | - |
| 38 | Tam O'Shanter, for orchestra, Op. 17a | 3:21 min | Orchestral | - |
| 39 | Symphony No. 2, Op 62 | 38:59 min | Symphony | - |
| 40 | Suite, Op 6 | 11:23 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 41 | Seascape, for voice & piano | 1:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Sketches (4), for flute, violin & piano, Op. 5 | 15:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Fanfare for the Merchant Marine for brass ensemble | 2:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | A Woodland Dell, for voice & piano | 1:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | All day I hear the noise of waters, for voice & piano | 1:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | Ballades (2), Op 38 | 7:48 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 47 | Breath of Ney | 2:57 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 48 | Concert Piece, for orchestra, Op. 65 | 21:59 min | Orchestral | - |
| 49 | Concertino for String Octet, Op 47 | 13:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Concerto for oboe | 12:09 min | Concerto | - |
| 51 | Dear Heart, for voice & piano | 1:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 52 | Divertissement, for orchestra, Op. 66 | 18:37 min | Orchestral | - |
| 53 | Phantasy sextet | 19:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Fantasy for 9 wind instruments, Op. 36 | 10:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Folk-Tune, for piano | 2:34 min | Keyboard | - |
| 56 | Gentle Lady, for voice & piano | 1:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 57 | I hear an army, for voice & piano | 1:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Intermezzo for piano (from Don Juan de Mañara, Op. 54) | 6:31 min | Keyboard | - |
| 59 | Judith, opera in 1 act | Opera | - | |
| 60 | Lyric Poem for violin & piano "for Andre Mangeot," Op. 35 | 9:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Molto moderato, con espressione, for piano | 2:23 min | Keyboard | - |
| 62 | O cool is the Valley, for voice & piano | 0:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
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