Downes, Edward 1911-2001

Overview

Works:	368 works in 926 publications in 9 languages and 7,145 library holdings
Genres:	Operas Symphonies Criticism, interpretation, etc Bibliography Bibliographies Music Concertos Live sound recordings Excerpts Records and correspondence
Roles:	Author, Conductor, Translator, Commentator, Performer, Interviewer, Editor, Writer of accompanying material, Other, Adapter, Librettist, Creator
Classifications:	M1016, 782.1

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Edward Downes

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini( Recording )
Ernst Bacon papers by Ernst Bacon( )
Olin Downes photographs by Olin Downes( )
Edward Downes : a life in music and the media by Christopher C Purdy( )

Most widely held works by Edward Downes

The New York Philharmonic guide to the symphony by Edward Downes( Book )

11 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 1,223 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Data on 450 orchestral works, including musical excerpts and portraits

Perspectives in musicology : the inaugural lectures of the Ph. D. program in music at the City University of New York. by Barry S Brook( Book )

19 editions published between 1972 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adventures in symphonic music by Edward Downes( Book )

21 editions published between 1944 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Verdi, the man in his letters by Giuseppe Verdi( Book )

7 editions published between 1942 and 1973 in English and French and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Aïda : opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi( Visual )

19 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Staged production of Verdi's Aida in which the love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved

La Divina complete by Maria Callas( )

3 editions published in 1995 in Italian and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Guide to symphonic music by Edward Downes( Book )

4 editions published between 1976 and 1981 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Previously published under title: The New York Philharmonic Guide to the symphony. A collection of essays, most of which were written as program notes for the symphonies played at New York Philharmonic concerts

Duets of love and passion by James McCracken( )

5 editions published in 2014 in 3 languages and held by 236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Verdi opera favourites by Giuseppe Verdi( )

4 editions published in 2007 in English and Italian and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jenůfa : Její pastorkyňa : opera o trěch jednáních dle dramatu z venkovského života moravského od Gabriely Preissové = Ihre Ziehtochter = Her foster-daughter by Leoš Janáček( )

10 editions published between 1969 and 2003 in Czech and Multiple languages and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Opera : a research and information guide by Guy A Marco( )

4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Covering over 320 composers and 43 countries, this book will be invaluable to opera scholars, researchers and serious listeners throughout the world

Temistocle : dramma per musica in tre atti di Pietro Metastasio by Johann Christian Bach( )

8 editions published in 1965 in 3 languages and held by 95 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Everyman's guide to orchestral music by Edward Downes( Book )

7 editions published between 1976 and 1978 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Katerina Izmaĭlova : opera v 4-kh deĭstvii︠a︡kh, 9-ti kartinakh, soch. 29/114. (Red. 1963 g.) by Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Shostakovich( )

13 editions published in 1965 in 4 languages and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 3 by Peter Maxwell Davies( Recording )

10 editions published in 1985 in 3 languages and held by 90 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony No. 3

Cello concerto by Antonín Dvořák( )

3 editions published between 2002 and 2003 and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The much-anticipated album from the brilliant young American cellist. Alisa Weilerstein is the first cellist for many years to play the Elgar Concerto with Daniel Barenboim, and his decision to record it with her is a major statement

French & Russian arias by Nicolai Ghiaurov( Recording )

2 editions published in 1965 in Multiple languages and French and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The prima donna collection : highlights by Leontyne Price( Recording )

2 editions published between 1992 and 1995 in Italian and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La divina by Maria Callas( Recording )

1 edition published in 1969 in Italian and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Soprano, Maria Callas, performs arias from various operas including Madama Butterfly, Carmen, Norma and Don Giovanni

Piano concerto no. 1 in E flat major ; Piano concerto no. 2 in A major by Franz Liszt( Recording )

3 editions published between 1972 and 1982 and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide