Paula Downes reads her Grandfather and Andrew Downes' father Frank's book, Around the Horn, which tells the story of the Classical Music Industry from the point of view of a professional Horn player. Born 1921, died 2005, his fascinating orchestral career spanned the demise of the silent cinema, municipal seaside orchestras, the RAF Central band during World War II, orchestral playing in pre and post-war Britain, and the rise towards a Royal title for the Birmingham Conservatoire. Chapter 13 is about Frank's time in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Malcom Sargent, performing at the first Edinburgh Festival in 1947, the Elgar Festival in Malvern, recordings with the Huddersfield Choral Society, and Sargent's Knightood. Paula has chosen to end this episode with the first movement of Andrew Downes' Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano. This work was commissioned by the Brahms Trio Prague (Ondrej Vrabec, solo and principal horn, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Monika Vrabcova, violin; and Daniel Wiesner, piano), who gave the world premiere on February 5th 2008 in the Suk Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague. The Brahms Trio Prague (Ondrej Vrabec, Monika Vrabcova and Daniel Wiesner) recorded the work for CD in 2008, on the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Artesmon Label. Find out more here: https://www.andrewdownes.com/Instrumental-Solo.html#VIOLINHORNPIANO
Around the Horn by Frank Downes: Chapter 3
Around the Horn by Frank Downes: Chapter 2
Around the Horn by Frank Downes: Chapter 1
Episode 17: Oboist George Caird
Episode 16: Conductor and Violinist Simon Chalk
Episode 15: The Tantrum That Saved The World
Episode 14: Choral Evensong for SSAA, Festival of St Cecilia
Episode 13: Christmas
Episode 12: Violinist/Violist Rupert Marshall-Luck
Episode 11: Conductor Anthony Bradbury
Episode 10: Flutist Karen Demsey
Episode 9: Birmingham Recorded Music Club
Episode 8: Conductor and Hornist Ondrej Vrabec
Episode 7: Being a Muso Mum
Episode 6: The Importance of Singing
Episode 5: Pianist Duncan Honeybourne
Episode 4: Native American influences on the music of Andrew Downes
Episode 3: The Power of Evensong
Episode 2: Conversation with Anna Downes
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