In the 1960s, legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and recorded concertos by Nielsen and Weber. This program also includes overtures by Weber and Nielsen’s Second Symphony, and a jazzy encore from Goodman, known as the “King of Swing,” performing Fred Fisher’s, “Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town).”
Benny Goodman in Nielsen and Weber
Playlist
Overture to Oberon, by Carl Maria von Weber
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 74, by Carl Maria von Weber
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Jean Martinon, conductor
Overture to Euryanthe, by Carl Maria von Weber
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Frederick Stock, conductor
Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 (The Four Temperaments), by Carl Nielsen
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor
Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65, by Carl Maria von Weber
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57, by Carl Nielsen
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Morton Gould, conductor
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town), by Fred Fisher
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Morton Gould, conductor