CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conductor ONDŘEJ VRABEC
Organ Aleš Bárta
COMPOSITIONS:
CD1
Symphony No. 1
scored for Organ, Brass, Percussion & Strings, Opus 27 (1982)
Prelude and Fanfare – AndanteRicercare - Andantino con motoScherzo – VivacePostlude – Adagio e molto legato
Symphony No. 2
scored for Chamber Orchestra, Opus 30 (1984)
Lento molto
Vivace
Largo
Concert Overture: 'In the Cotswolds' scored for Symphony Orchestra, Opus 36 (1986)
CD2
Symphony No. 3 'Spirits of the Earth'
scored for extended Symphony Orchestra, Opus 45 (1992)
Allegro ma non troppo
Very slow, spatial, reflective: simple, African folk style
Molto vivace
'Belas Knap' – Andante molto
Allegro molto
Symphony No. 4
scored for Concert Wind Band, Opus 59 (1996)
'City' – Adagio
'Mountains' - Allegro vivace
'Sky City' – Andante e molto espressivo+)
'Desert' – Adagio
'Rio Grande' – Allegro moderato: flowing
+) solo Native American flute Jan Machat
Concert Overture 'Towards a New Age' scored for Symphony Orchestra, Opus 60 (1996)
Bonus DVD
Music, Pleasure, Hope (movie)
Documentary on the Czech Philharmonic recording of Andrew Downes orchestral works.
