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Herbert Downes
vl, 1909-2004 GB, Walsall
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Herbert James Downes
English viola player. Founding member and principle viola of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1945 to 1974. Born: 15th July 1909 Walsall, Staffordshire, UK Died: 21st December 2004
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Popular Tracks 
Handel: Viola da gamba Sonata in C Major: III. Adagio (Also Attributed to Leffloth) on Music for Viola - Music for Cello by Jacqueline du Pré, Herbert Downes, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms & Ralph Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams / Arr. Forbes: Fantasia on Greensleeves on Music for Viola - Music for Cello by Jacqueline du Pré, Herbert Downes, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms & Ralph Vaughan Williams Cui: Kaléidoscope, Op. 50: No. 9, Orientale on Music for Viola - Music for Cello by Jacqueline du Pré, Herbert Downes, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms & Ralph Vaughan Williams Gounod & Bach: Ave Maria (Arr. for Viola and Organ) on Music for Viola - Music for Cello by Jacqueline du Pré, Herbert Downes, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms & Ralph Vaughan Williams Brahms / Arr. Kreisler: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor on Music for Viola - Music for Cello by Jacqueline du Pré, Herbert Downes, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms & Ralph Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra, Group 3: III. Galop (Arr. for Viola and Piano) on Music for Viola - Music for Cello by Jacqueline du Pré, Herbert Downes, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms & Ralph Vaughan Williams Elegy, Op. 15 on Boult Conducts Butterworth, Warlock, Hadley & Howells by London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult Merry Eye, Op. 20 No. 2 on Boult Conducts Butterworth, Warlock, Hadley & Howells by London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult Music for a Prince Suite: I. Corydon's Dance on Boult Conducts Butterworth, Warlock, Hadley & Howells by London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult Music for a Prince Suite: II. Scherzo in Arden on Boult Conducts Butterworth, Warlock, Hadley & Howells by London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Adrian BoultTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Instruments Of The Orchestra N° 2 - The Viola | Herbert Downes, Gerald Moore | 1964 | Single |
| Bax/Bliss Viola Sonatas | Arnold Bax, Arthur Bliss, Herbert Downes, Leonard Cassini | 1964 | Album |
| Music For Viola And Cello | Herbert Downes, Jacqueline Du Pré | 1963 | Album |
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