For Download: Bizet Symphony, conducted by Walter Goehr (HMV, 1937)

[harpsichordian]

Hello all,

Here's the first-ever recording of Bizet's wonderful Symphony in C,
played by the London Philharmonic under Walter Goehr, and featuring
the incomparable Leon Goossens as solo oboist in the slow movement.
This was made, as best I can tell, towards the end of 1937 (two years
after the work's much-belated premiere, under Weingartner) for HMV
(matrices: 2EA5917 through 2EA5923, all first takes except side 3
which is a second take), and released as C 2986 through 2989, and in
the US as Victor Musical Masterpiece Set DM-721 (records 13509 through
13512), which is my source. The filler, recorded at the same time
(2EA5924, take 1) is also by Bizet: the Danse Bohemienne from "La
Jolie Fille de Perth."

http://www.mediafire.com/?yf9yzce0lvc

The Victor labels describe the work as "Symphony No. 1, in C" -
perhaps assuming that the "Roma" Suite would come to be known as
"Symphony No. 2." It didn't, but, as a bonus, here's the finale from
the latter work, "Carnaval", played by the Liverpool Philharmonic
under Constant Lambert, This was recorded c. 1943 (matrices CAX9120
and 9121, both second takes) and released only in the UK, on Columbia
DX 1136.

http://www.mediafire.com/?n3nffl4jt5w

Enjoy!

Best wishes,
Bryan Bishop

[largo_57]

On Sep 29, 11:13 am, harpsichordian <bryan52...@juno.com> wrote:

Thanks for these, Bryan.

The Goehr items were recorded November 26, 1937 in Abbey Road Studio
No. 1, with a re-make of 2EA5919 on January 4, 1938. Goehr recorded a
number of short pieces with the LPO around this time, along with the
Tchaikovsky PC1 with Petri and the Rach PC2 with Moiseiwitsch.

The Lambert recording was made October 29, 1943 in Philharmonic Hall,
Liverpool.

Both sessions were supervised by Walter Legge.

Regards,
(The other) Bryan B.