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Benny Goodman recorded Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto in June 1966 for RCA. The release also included the composer's Second Symphony, and both were conducted by Morton Gould.
RCA (1966)
Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 1960s, performing and recording concertos by Nielsen and Weber. This program also includes overtures by Weber and Nielsen’s Second Symphony, and Goodman confirms his “King of Swing” title with a jazzy encore: Fred Fisher’s Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town).
Weber Overture to Oberon
Sir Georg Solti conductor
November 1973 (London)
Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 74
Jean Martinon conductor
Benny Goodman clarinet
May 1968 (RCA)
Weber Overture to Euryanthe
Frederick Stock conductor
January 1940 (Columbia)
Nielsen Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 (The Four Temperaments)
Morton Gould conductor
June 1966 (RCA)
Weber/Berlioz Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Daniel Barenboim conductor
March 1979 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57
Morton Gould conductor
Benny Goodman clarinet
June 1966 (RCA)
Fisher/Gould Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)
Morton Gould conductor
Benny Goodman clarinet
June 1966 (CSO: The First 100 Years)
From the CSO’s Archives: The First 130 Years—featuring recordings from the CSO’s vast discography, including releases on CSO Resound—is a cultural and community partnership between the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and WFMT, Chicago’s Classical Music Station.
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