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ANDREW DOWNES - DISCOGRAPHY

Recorded samples of Andrew Downes' music and how to order CDs and videos

1. CDs; 2. Cassettes; 3. Videos; 4. LP Records


1. CD RECORDINGS:-


SONATA FOR 8 HORNS - Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Radek Babotrak, Stanislav Suchanek, Jan Musil, Lukas Korec, Zdenek Divoky, Jan Voboril, Jindrich Petras, Jiri Havlik. CD entitled Czech Philharmonic Horns Classicprint CPVP12CD.
Musicweb CD of the month September 2000. Reviews: www.musicweb.uk.net (September 2000) 5 star rated.; The Horn Magazine October 2000; Musical Opinion March 2001.
Broadcast on BBC Radio on 3 November 2000, and on Dutch Radio on 7th April 2001.

CONCERTO FOR BASS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR & STRINGS and 'COOL LARGO'
- Fred T.Baker, Simon Dinnigan, Strings from the CBSO directed by the composer.
CD entitled Concerto for Two Guitars. Classicprint CPVP013CD.
Broadcast on Dutch Radio on 7th April 2001.

CD OF ANDREW DOWNES' FLUTE MUSIC: SONATA FOR FLUTE CHOIR; FANTASIA FOR ALTO & BASS FLUTE SOLOS WITH FLUTE CHOIR ACCOMPANIMENT; SONG OF THE EAGLE - James Madison University Flute Choir directed by Carol Kniebusch Noe. CD entitled Sounds and Colours II CDman Disc Inc., Vancouver B.C., Canada. James Madison University Flute Club FC356.

SONATA FOR FLUTE CHOIR; FANTASIA FOR ALTO & BASS FLUTE SOLOS WITH FLUTE CHOIR ACCOMPANIMENT - Massachusetts Flute Choir directed by Danielle Boudrot.
CD entitled Pastorale Sounds. (c)(p)2000 The Massachusetts Flute Choir.

SONG CYCLES BY ANDREW DOWNES:- 'LOST LOVE' ; 'OLD LOVE'S DOMAIN'; 'SONGS FROM SPOON RIVER' - Paula Downes, David Trippett, Debbie Martin, Yvonne Parsons. Lynwood Music LYNWCD001.

SONATA FOR OBOE & PIANO - George Caird and Malcolm Wilson.
CD entitled 20th Century English Music for Oboe and Piano The Classical Recording Company CRC1009-2.

THE MARSHES OF GLYNN. CENTENARY FIREDANCES - Reissue of these two works formally recorded on LP
and cassette. Hermetics productions CD No. OH001. Review www.musicweb.uk.net (April 2001).

SHEPHERDS' CAROL - Royal Holloway Chapel Choir, University of London, directed by Lionel Pike. CD entitled Whom do you seek, Shepherds? Royal Holloway Recording 3689 RHC DPL 07/95.

THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS (Anthem for unaccompanied SATB choir) - The Academic Scholars directed by Peter Futcher. CD entitled Hereditary Voices PHAROS PHACD101.

THE FOREST AT DAWN - Paul Hale on the Organ of Southwell Minster. CD entitled Fanfare for the Millennium Cantoris Records CRCD 6051.

SACRED CHORAL MUSIC BY ANDREW DOWNES:- MILLENNIUM CHORAL EVENSONG SERVICE:
ANTHEM- 'O SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG'; ANTHEM- 'THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS';
ANTHEM- 'O LOVE THE LORD, ALL YE HIS SAINTS'; ANTHEM- 'IN PEACE I WILL LIE DOWN AND SLEEP'; ANTHEM- 'I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS'
- The Chapel Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, directed by Lionel Pike. Recording made in Arundel Cathedral, 6th & 7th January 2001. CD entitled The Lord Is My Shepherd. Classicprint label CPVP014CD.

SONATA FOR PIANO - Anne Madison. SONATA FOR HORN & PIANO - James Lowe (horn), Anne Madison (piano). SONATA FOR 4 HORNS - Roland Fritch, Suzanne Langor, James Lowe and Roland Horvath. SUITE FOR 6 HORNS - Roland Fritch, Suzanne Langor, James Lowe, Roland Horvath, Jonathan Sharp and Michael Sollner, conducted by Franz Sollner.
These 4 recordings for 2 CDs of music for Horns & Piano by the Vienna Horn Society, made February-May in the Baumgarten Studios, Vienna. CDs entitled Messen und Sonaten and Schlosskonzert. Aricord label, produced by Josef Kamykowski. CDA 20111; CDA 30111.

PIANO SONATINA, PIANO SONATAS 1 & 2 - Duncan Honeybourne.  Lynwood Music LYNWCD002.

SACRED MASS FOR SOLO VIOLIN - James Coles. CD entitled echos d'ete 1. CYR1.

SONATA FOR VIOLIN & PIANO - Anna Downes with Duncan Honeybourne. Recording of first movement for CD of Central Composers' Alliance, made 3rd February 2001.CD entitled Music for a While. ASC CS CD44.

2. CASSETTE RECORDINGS:-

CENTENARY FIREDANCES - Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan del Mar.
Cassette entitled Celebration of a Centenary Centenary Records 002.

FANFARE FOR A CEREMONY and SONATA FOR 13 BRASS INSTRUMENTS (3rd movement) - Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Ensemble.
Cassette entitled Thru' to the Blues. Chapel Lane Studio recording (Hereford).

COVENTRY CAROL - Clent Hills Singers conducted by the composer. Cassette entitled Christmas in the Forest  Forest Music P 1989.

Cassette recordings of performances of most of Andrew Downes' works, together with scores, are available for reference at the British Music Information Centre, 10 Stratford Place, London W1N 9AE


3. VIDEOS:-

CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS AND STRING ORCHESTRA - The Duo Scaramouche with the Avison Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steven Lloyd.

NEW DAWN an Oratorio in Two Parts - Soloists Debbie Bennett, Louise Brownbill, Tom Solomon and Lawrence Broomfield, Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Guitar Ensemble and Chorus, conducted by Steven Lloyd.


4. LP RECORDS:-

THE MARSHES OF GLYNN - John Mitchinson, tenor, with Birmingham Conservatoire Choir & Orchestra, conducted by Damian Cranmer Centenary Records 861.

O VOS OMNES - Cantamus Girls' Choir directed by Pamela Cook. Trygg Recordings TRG 82107a.

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