Question about John Fletcher

randy westmoreland · Post by **randy westmoreland** » Wed May 26, 2004 6:58 pm

Try recordings of the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble. There might not be much in print, but I know Phillips has at least a few on CD. Start with the greatest hits (PHillips 289 467 746-2). This is a 2 cd set which contains Fletcher playing multi-track recordings of tuba quartet music. Very very cool. Fletcher also recorded the Vaughan Williams concerto with the London Symphony, but I don't know on what this is currently available. You have to hear Fletcher, he was amazing.

finnbogi · Post by **finnbogi** » Wed May 26, 2004 8:04 pm

There is an old CD called The best of Fletch, which is published by the John Fletcher Trust Fund in London. It is a compilation of tracks featuring Fletch's playing, including the Gregson and Vaughan Williams concerti, Flight of the Bumblebee, Carnival of Venice, some movements from The Cello Suites and the Arnold Fantasy.
I got my copy from Bob Tucci in MÃ¼nchen (www.hornboerse.de).

tubaspmcc · Post by **tubaspmcc** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:34 pm

Fletcher also recorded the Vaughan Williams concerto with the London Symphony, but I don't know on what this is currently available.

This recording is on CD now - it can be bought from Amazon, or if you want the finer details to order it through your local dealer,

the amazon-listed title is: Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 5, etc.
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Andre Previn
Performer: John Gould Fletcher
Label: Rca
Catalog: #60586
Audio CD (October 10, 1990)
ASIN: B000003F2J

While you are shopping, you should also get the Gregson Concerto Fletch recorded with Black Dyke.

Details:

Title: Concertos for Brass
Composer: Edward Gregson, Gordon Langford
Conductor: Roy Newsome
Performer: John Fletcher, Ifor James, et al.
Label: Chandos
Catalog: #4526
Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
ASIN: B000000A7G

Hope this helps!

These are great recordings!

Simon McCauley

tubaspmcc · Post by **tubaspmcc** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:05 pm

Just looked at Ebay, and there is one Fletch/VW CD listed currently:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 47811&rd=1

Simon

AndyCat · Post by **AndyCat** » Fri May 28, 2004 4:04 am

Hi there,

Which is the DVD? There seems to be 2, one in a big series , the other live at Edinburgh?