George Walter Goehr (1903 - 1960)

Born 28 May 1903 in Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Died 4 Dec 1960 at age 57 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Goehr was born in Berlin, where he studied with Arnold Schoenberg and embarked on a conducting career, before being forced as a Jew to seek employment outside Germany after working for Berlin Radio in 1932. He was invited to become music director for the Gramophone Company (later EMI), so he moved to London. In 1937, he conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere recording of Bizet's Symphony in C. During his years as a staff conductor for EMI, he conducted the orchestra for many recordings, including accompaniments for arias sung by Beniamino Gigli, Richard Tauber and Joseph Schmidt. In more popular items, his name appears on the record labels as 'G. Walter' or 'George Walter'. In addition, he conducted for many concerto recordings, including some by Benno Moiseiwitsch, Myra Hess and others. After the war he conducted for several smaller recording companies based in Europe....^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ wikipedia

• Julius Goehr family records
• Geni tree
• Berlin, Germany, Births, 1874-1908 via Ancestry.com
• Family tree via Ancestry.com

See also:

• George is mentioned in the book 'BOOSEY & HAWKES: THE PUBLISHING STORY' written by Helen Wallace.'Boosey & Hawkes, the Publishing Story' by Helen Wallace-1