2 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Leon Goossens, the supreme English oboist of the twentieth century who inspired works from Elgar, Britten, and many others, performs Arnold Bax's Quintet for Oboe and Strings with a string quartet on NGS 76. The National Gramophonic Society pressed this work specifically because commercial labels would not; this is the first recording of a Bax chamber work and a document of significant importance in English music history.AI summary
NGS 76 Classical
Leon Goossens and a string quartet perform the second side of Arnold Bax's Quintet for Oboe and Strings on NGS 77, the companion disc to NGS 76 in this collection. Together the two National Gramophonic Society discs constitute the first complete recording of this Bax chamber work, performed by Britain's foremost oboist.AI summary
NGS 77 Classical