Reginald Goss-Custard

Edward Reginald Herbert Goss-Custard (born 29 March 1877 in St Leonards-on-Sea, died 13 June 1956) was an English organist and composer.

The brother of the organist Harry Goss-Custard, he was largely self-taught. He held several organist positions in London, including twelve years at St Margaret's, Westminster from 1902 to 1914, and gave concerts at the Bishopsgate Institute.

Among his compositions were Chelsea Fayre, an elegy, an idyll, a March in F, a Fantasia in F and a Serenade in A for the organ. He also wrote organ arrangements including Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and the overtures to Beethoven's Egmont , Bizet's Carmen, Hérolds Zampa, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Suppé's Dichter und Bauer.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1877, Died June 13, 1956

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-17379 10-in. 3/25/1916 The rosary Reginald L. McAll Organ solo arranger  
Gramophone BR150 10-in. 2/3/1926 Fugue à la gigue Reginald Goss-Custard Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Gramophone BR186 10-in. 3/3/1926 Toccata in F Reginald Goss-Custard Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Goss-Custard, Reginald," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110148.

Goss-Custard, Reginald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110148.

"Goss-Custard, Reginald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110148

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