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Léon Jean Goossens, CBE, FRCM (12 June 1897 – 13 February 1988) was an English oboist. [1] Career. Goossens was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and studied at Liverpool College of Music [2] and the Royal College of Music.
Sep 15, 2023 · The boy’s name was Léon Goossens (1897-1988). Within the context of the history of the oboe, Léon holds an extraordinary position in the oboe world. His rise from principal oboe at the Queen’s Hall Orchestra aged seventeen to internationally celebrated soloist was meteoric.
Feb 14, 1988 · Leon Goossens, an oboist who helped refine the instrument's potential and inspired composers to write music to showcase it, died Friday night at the age 90, his family...
Feb 17, 1988 · Leon Goossens, considered one of the most gifted oboists of this century whose talent attracted such composers as Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc and Sir Edward Elgar, has died. His...
Feb 15, 1988 · Leon Goossens, the English oboist who took an ancient instrument and gave it modern refinement and flexibility, died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, on Friday. He was 90 years old....
Fiocco (arr. Bent & O'Neill): AriosoLeon Goossens, oboeGerald Moore, pianoRecorded June 16, 1947, in EMI's Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London, on Columbia 78-r...
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Leon Goossens. Goossens was an influential oboe virtuoso whose principal contribution was to sweeten its sound, bringing new expressivity and brilliance. Read Full Biography.
