Walton conducts Walton

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Surely no one has conducted this music better than the composer himself - witness his incisive, account of Symphony No. 1. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 5 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 31st Aug 2009
Catalogue No: 9689442
Label: Warner Classics
Series: British Composers
Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor

Work length42:40

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Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir William Walton
Recorded: 1994-01-01
Recording Venue: 17-19 October 1951, Kingsway Hall, London

I. Allegro assai

Track length13:52

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II. Presto, con malizia

Track length6:10

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III. Andante con malinconia

Track length10:20

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IV. Maestoso - Brioso ed ardentemente - Vivacissimo - Maestoso

Track length12:18

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Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

Work length36:07

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Donald Bell (bass-baritone)
Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Pitz
Sir William Walton
Recorded: 1994-01-01
Recording Venue: 2-5 February 1959: Kingsway Hall, London

Thus spake Isaiah

Track length5:48

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If I forget thee, O Jerusalem

Track length2:27

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By the waters of Babylon

Track length3:24

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Babylon was a great city

Track length4:00

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Praise ye the God of Gold

Track length5:20

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Thus in Babylon the mighty city

Track length3:08

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And in that same hour, as they feasted

Track length1:50

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Then sing aloud to God our strength

Track length4:54

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The trumpeters and pipers are silent

Track length1:23

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Then sing aloud to God our strength

Track length3:53

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Walton: Violin Concerto

Work length31:57

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Yehudi Menuhin (musician), Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir William Walton, Phil Chapman
Recorded: 1969-07-15
Recording Venue: 12-15 July 1969, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Andante tranquillo

Track length11:39

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II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - Trio (Canzonetta) - Tempo I

Track length6:51

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III. Vivace

Track length13:27

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Walton: Viola Concerto

Work length25:54

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Yehudi Menuhin (musician)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir William Walton
Recorded: 1968-10-11
Recording Venue: 9-11 October 1968, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Andante comodo

Track length9:01

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II. Vivo, con molto preciso

Track length4:36

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III. Allegro moderato

Track length12:17

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Walton: Partita for Orchestra

Work length15:49

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Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir William Walton
Recorded: 1994-01-01
Recording Venue: 6 & 16 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

I. Toccata (Brioso)

Track length4:51

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II. Pastorale siciliana (Andante comodo)

Track length5:58

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III. Giga burlesca (Allegro giovale)

Track length5:00

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Walton conducts Walton

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