Downes, Edward 1911-2001

Overview

Works:	348 works in 894 publications in 9 languages and 7,286 library holdings
Genres:	Operas Music Criticism, interpretation, etc Live sound recordings Bibliography Records and correspondence Drama Interviews Concertos Scores
Roles:	Author, Conductor, Translator, Commentator, Performer, Interviewer, Editor, Writer of accompanying material, Other, Creator, Librettist, Adapter
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 )

9 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,253 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 )

18 editions published between 1972 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adventures in symphonic music by Edward Downes( Book )

19 editions published between 1944 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 628 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 520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi( Visual )

20 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 381 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

Guide to symphonic music by Edward Downes( Book )

4 editions published between 1976 and 1981 in English and held by 330 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

Verdi opera favourites by Giuseppe Verdi( )

4 editions published in 2007 in English and Italian and held by 318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La Divina complete by Maria Callas( )

2 editions published in 1995 in Italian and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Duets of love and passion by James McCracken( )

4 editions published in 2014 in 3 languages and held by 219 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( )

11 editions published between 1969 and 2003 in Czech and Multiple languages and held by 190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

6 editions published between 1976 and 1978 in English and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

12 editions published in 1965 in 4 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 3 by Peter Maxwell Davies( Recording )

10 editions published in 1985 in 3 languages and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony No.3

Cello concerto by Antonín Dvořák( )

3 editions published between 2002 and 2003 and held by 85 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 80 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

Concerto da camera, op. 6 by Gordon Crosse( Recording )

10 editions published in 1967 in 3 languages and held by 51 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 5 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