Iona Brown
Iona Brown, violinist and conductor, was best known for her work with chamber orchestras. Her family was a highly musical one, and she was encouraged to explore her talents from a young age. She joined the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 1955, remaining with it for five years. She was then sent to the Continent to study; her teachers were Hugh Maguire in London, Remy Principe in Rome, and Henryk Szeryng in Paris and Nice. She also studied music in Vienna and Brussels.
While also working in the Philharmonia Orchestra (1963-1966), Brown joined the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in 1964 as a violinist and quickly developed an interest in conducting. She made her debut as conductor of a Proms concert in 1965, appearing regularly with the Academy ever since. In 1974 Marriner decreased the time he spend with the Academy, naming Brown as artistic director. Since then she has often conducted the Academy in concert and on a large number of recordings, primarily on the Philips label. In 1981 she also became artistic and music director of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. She brought it into the front rank of international rank chamber ensembles; in 1987 she received an appointment as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. She conducted many of the world's major symphony orchestras, including the Saint Louis Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (of which she was guest director from 1985 to 1989). In 1996 she was appointed chief conductor of the Danish Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a violinist, she recorded Bartók's Second Violin Concerto and David Blake's violin concerto, which was written for her. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1986 and the Knight of First Class Order of Merit of Norway in 1991.
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4 Seasons
Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Jonathan Rees, Ralph de Souza, Briony Shaw
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Harp Concertos
Marisa Robles, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1990
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Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos
Los Romeros, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1985
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Telemann: Oboe Concertos
Heinz Holliger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1981
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Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op.6
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca (UMO) em 1 de jan. de 1979
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Symphonie concertante - Concerto pour 2 pianos
Håvard Gimse, Vebjorn Anvik, Lars Anders Tomter, Det Norske Kammerorkester, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de jan. de 2009
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Concerti di caccia
Hermann Baumann, Radovan Vlatković, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jun. de 1987
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Baroque Horn Concertos
Barry Tuckwell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 22 de jun. de 1987
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Bach, J.S.: Oboe Concerto in F; Oboe Concerto in D minor; Oboe Concerto in A
Heinz Holliger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1983
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Recorder Concertos By Vivaldi, Sammartini, Telemann & Handel
Michala Petri, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de nov. de 1980
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Best of Classics
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Handel: Concerti grossi
Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetoruis
Christopher Parkening, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
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Carulli / Molino: Guitar Concertos / Mozart: Adagio K.261 - Rondo K.373
Pepe Romero, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1990
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Telemann: Recorder Suite; 2 Double Concertos
Michala Petri, William Bennett, Klaus Thunemann, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de dez. de 1982
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Haydn - Cello Concertos
Truls Mørk, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 25 de fev. de 1994
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Vivaldi: La Cetra, Op. 9/Wind Concertos
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 4 de dez. de 1995
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Vaughan Williams: Partita, 3 Vocalises, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, The Lark Ascending
Emma Johnson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, The London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca (UMO) em 1 de jul. de 2002
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Vivaldi: 5 Cello Concertos
Heinrich Schiff, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 27 de ago. de 1984
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Grieg: Two Elegaic Melodies - Tippett: Fantasia Concertante - Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C
Classical - Lançado por Naim Records em 16 de jan. de 2011
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Telemann: Five Violin Concertos
Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de ago. de 1984
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