Many Happy Returns to Alexander Goehr, 91 today. Premiere performance of his Piano Concerto, Opus 33 – Daniel Barenboim with RPO conducted by Lawrence Foster @ 1972 Brighton Festival. | Behold the Sun Aria, Opus 44a (1981); Jeanine Thames (soprano) w/London Sinfonietta & Oliver Knussen; undated performance. | SQ 3/The Lindsays.
Happy birthday to one of our finest post war composers, always giving pleasure to ears that are receptive.
He told me his father Walter, was hostile to Sibelius and that put him off the Finn for many years. Then he listened to the Vanska cycle from Scotland about 25 years years ago and was very impressed.