Eugene Goossens in Action
HESE three photographs show Eugene Goossens as he appeared to the first violins and the violas during rehearsals in the studio of 1YA. He prefers an arrangement of the orchestra which places the violas on his immediate right, where the second violins usually are. The seconds sit on his left, next to the firsts, who stay in their usual place. At work, Goossens is firm and exacting, but always calm, and always polite. Whatever he has to tell them he remembers "gentlemen" or "ladies and gentlemen," according to what section he is —
addressing. The orchestra liked him, and found it exciting to play under him. His beat looks wavy from behind, and there is a good deal of lunging and waggling in it that seems to be linked to the feeling of the music rather than the rhythm. But to the players, it is clear. He is seldom biting or witty, but occasionally there is humour: "I want pianissimo, but I have to go under the desk to get it," or "No, ladies and gentlemen: tara rum tum tum-Beethoven, not Carmen, This is Beethoven. You're playing it as if it were in Carmen." ed
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 419, 4 July 1947, Page 7
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198Eugene Goossens in Action New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 419, 4 July 1947, Page 7
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