Léon Goossens
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Léon Goossens (1897-1988) was a British oboist. He was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal College of Music. His father was violinist and conductor Eugène Goossens, and his sister the harpist Sidonie Goossens.
During the early and middle parts of the 20th century, he was the premiere oboe player in the world. He became famous for a unique pleasing sound no other oboist could match.
Goossens commissioned a number of works for the oboe from such distinguished composers as Sir Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and collaborated extensively with other prominent soloists such as Yehudi Menuhin.
[edit] Works Comissioned/Dedicated to Léon Goossens
- Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings, by Benjamin Britten
- Concerto, op. 45, by Eugène Goossens
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano, by Arnold Cooke
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