8th April
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Walton - String Quartet No 2 A min (1945–6) - IV – Allegro molto
Gabrielli String Quartet: Kenneth Sillito & Brendan O’Reilly, vlns. Ian Jewel, vla, Keith Harvey, celloWalton - Violin Sonata (1947-49), I - Allegro tranquillo
Tasmin Little, violin, Piers Lane, piano Walton, Sir William:
Orb and Sceptre. Philharmonia Orch/Sir David Willcocks.Walton – Troilus and Cressida (1947–54, rev. 1963, 1972–6)
Alan Opie, Nigel Robson, Yvonne Howard, Judith Howarth (Cressida), Clive Bayley, Arthur Davies (Troilus), Opera North Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, Richard Hickox. Excerpts from:
CD1 Tr 14 Act II Scene 1: At the haunted end of the day (Cressida)
CD2 Tr 4 We were Alone (Troilus, Cressida)
CD2 Tr 10 Take it! Take It! (Diomede, Cressida)
CD2 Tr 14 Sextet (Diomede, Troilus, Cressida, Pandarus, Calkas And Evadne)
CD2 Tr 15 She Has BrWalton – Cello Concerto (1955-56) - I Moderato
Paul Watkins, cello, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner, conductor.Walton - Symphony No 2 B min (1957-60) – I Allegro molto
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner
Walton – Anon in Love for tenor and guitar (1959) - No 6 To Couple is a Custom
Peter Pears, ten., Julian Bream, guitarWalton, Sir William:
Five Bagatelles for guitar (1970–71) - No. 3. Alla Cubana
ulian Bream, gtr.Variations on a Theme by Hindemith (1962–3) exrpt
Theme: andante con moto - 9th variation Maestoso - Finale: Allegro molto - Coda: A tempo primo, ma meno mosso
The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, cond.Walton, Sir William:
The Twelve - An Anthem for the Feast of any Apostle (WH Auden) (1964-5) (excerpts)
Patricia Forbes, sop., Ruth Gleave, Mezzo.
City of London Sinfonia, Westminster Singers/Richard Hickox.Walton - The Battle of Britain – film music (1969)
II - March Introduction - Siegfried Music
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Walton, Sir William:
Antiphon (1977) (George Herbert, 1633)
Let all the world in ev'ry comer sing, My God and King!
Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Christopher Robinson, coinductor
Walton, Sir William:
Prologo e Fantasia. London PO/Bryden Thomson.Walton, Sir William:
Where does the Uttered Music Go? (John Masefield) (excerpt)
Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks.
1st April
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Walton – Motet – A Litany (Drop, Drop Slow Tears) (1916, rev 1930), Words by Phineas Fletcher
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen DarlingtonWalton – Piano Quartet (1919, rev. 21) – I Allegramente
Benjamin Frith, pno, Louise Williams, vla, Robert Heard, vln, Richard Jenkinson, cello.Walton - Façade (Facade) – An Entertainment (1922–9, rev. 1951)
0, 1 Fanfare & Hornpipe , 3 Mariner Man
Peter Pears and Edith Sitwell, narrators, English Opera Group, Anthony Collins, conductor
Walton - Façade (Facade) – An Entertainment (1922–9, rev. 1951) - IV Long Steel Grass, Scotch Rhapsody
Edith Sitwell and Constant Lambert, narrators, Studio orchestra, Sir William Walton, cond.Walton - Facade 2 - A Further Entertainment (1951) - III March
Lady Susana Walton, narrator, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, cond.Walton – Overture Portsmouth Point (1924-25)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson, conductorWalton – Sinfonia concertante for orchestra (and piano obbligato) (1926–7) III Allegro molto
Eric Parkin, pno, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig, conductorWalton - Viola Concerto (1928-29, rev. 1936-7 & 1961) – I Andante Comodo
James Ehnes, cello, BBCSO, Edward Gardner, cond.Sir William Walton - Belshazzar’s Feast (1930-31) (texts selected by Osbert Sitwell) - iii. “By the waters of Babylon”, iv. “Babylon was a great city”
Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin DavisWalton – Symphony No 1 B flat min (1931-35) - IV. Maestoso – Allegro, brioso ed ardentemente – Vivacissimo – Maestoso
London Symphony Orchestra, Andre PrevinWalton - Violin Concerto (1936–9, rev. 1943) – I Andante tranquillo
Jascha Heifetz, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Walton, conductorWalton - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, anthem (1938)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen DarlingtonJS Bach arr. Walton: The Wise Virgins: Ballet Suite (1940) - IV. Ah! How ephemeral
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden ThomsonWalton - Henry V (1943–4), Adapted by Christopher Palmer
Interlude at The Boar’s Head, Death of Falstaff, Touch her soft lips and part
Christopher Plumber, Narrator, Choristers of Westminster Cathedral, Orchestra & Chorus of The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
25th March
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18th March
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Bizet, Georges:
Carmen. Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante. Mirella Freni, sop; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/KarajanPuccini, Giacomo:
La Boheme. Elizabeth Harwood, sop., Luciano Pavarotti, ten., Mirella Freni, sop., Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass Berlin PO, German Opera Chorus, Berlin/Herbert von Karajan.Puccini, Giacomo:
La Boheme - O soave fanciulla. Mario Sereni, bar., Mirella Freni, sop., Nicolai Gedda, ten. Rome Opera House Orch/Thomas Schippers.Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
Don Giovanni, K527. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, sop., Ingvar Wixell, bar., Luigi Roni, bass, Martina Arroyo, sop., Mirella Freni, sop., Richard Van Allan, bass, Stuart Burrows, ten., Wladimiro Ganzarolli, bass Royal Opera House Chorus, Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Sir Colin Davis.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Falstaff:
Sul fil d'un soffio etesio. Mirella Freni, sop. RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Orch/Sir Georg Solti.Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
Marriage of Figaro:
Cosa mi narri…Sull'aria... Che soave zeffiretto. Mirella Freni, sop., Renata Scotto, sop. National PO/Leone Magiera.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Simon Boccanegra:
Come in quest'ora bruna. Mirella Freni, sop. La Scala Orch, Milan/Claudio Abbado.Verdi, Giuseppe:
Otello. Willow Song. Mirella Freni, sop; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert von KarajanVerdi, Giuseppe:
Otello. Ave Maria. Mirella Freni, sop; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert von KarajanVerdi, Giuseppe:
Don Carlos. Tu che la vanita conoscesti del mondo. Mirella Freni, sop; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert von KarajanPuccini, Giacomo:
Madam Butterfly:
Love Duet. Christa Ludwig, m-sop., Luciano Pavarotti, ten., Mirella Freni, sop. Vienna PO/Herbert von Karajan.Puccini, Giacomo:
Madam Butterfly:
One Fine Day. Mirella Freni, sop. Vienna PO/Herbert von Karajan.Verdi, Giusepe:
Requiem. Libera me. Mirella Freni, sop; Wiener Singverein; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert von KarajanTchaikovsky, Peter Ilich:
Eugene Onegin, Letter Scene. Mirella Freni, sop. Dresden State Orch/James Levine.Puccini, Giacomo:
Tosca. Mirella Freni, sop., Placido Domingo, ten., Samuel Ramey, bass Philharmonia Orch, Royal Opera House Chorus/Giuseppe Sinopoli.
11th March
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4th March
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Sainte-Colombe, Jean de: Concerto No.41 Le Retour, I. Overture, Jordi Savall, Christophe Coin, vl, Le Concert des Nations
Alkan, Charles-Valentin: Le Festin d'Esope, Op.39, No.12, Jack Gibbons, pno
Alkan, Charles-Valentin: Prelude Op.31 No.8, La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer, Laurent Martin, pno
Satie, Erik: Vexations (excerpt), Peter Dickinson, pno
Satie, Erik: Je te veux, Juliette Noureddine, voc, Alexandre Tharaud, pnoSatie, Erik: Parade - Petite Fille Americaine, Acrobates, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra/ Louis Auriacombe, cond
Brian, Havergal: English Suite No.1: III Under the Beech Tree, New Russia State SO/ Alexander Walker, condBrian, Havergal: Gothic Symphony No.1: Part 2 (excerpt), Slovak PO and Choir, Slovak Radio SO, Slovak Opera Chorus/ Ondrej Lenard, cond
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji: Opus Clavicembalisticum, KSS 50: I. Introito, John Ogdon, pno
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji: Sequentia Cyclica KSS 71, Jonathan Powell, pno
Lloyd, George: HMS Trinadad March, Black Dyke Mills Band/ David King cond Lloyd, George: Psalm 130, Exon Singers/ Matthew Owens, condAdams, John Luther: Songbirdsongs - VI Apple Blossom Round, Callithumpian Consort/ Stephen Drury, cond
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean, Seattle Symphony/ Ludovic Morlot, condSatie, Erik: Gnossienne No.1 (arr. for guitar), Otto Tolonen, gtr
25th February
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Rachmaninov
Prelude in C sharp minor op3/2
Rachmaninov pno Chopin
Piano Sonata no 2 in B flat minor op 35 Funeral March
Rachmaninov pno Henselt
Si oiseau j;etais Etude in F sharp mimor op 2/6
Rachmaninov pno Rachmaninov
Preludes in E op32 no 3 , in F minor op 32 no 6 , in F op 32 no 7
Rachmaninov pno Rachmaninov
Prelude in G flat major op23/10
Rachmaninov pno Rachmaninov
Daisies
Rachmaninov pnoRachmaninov
Lilacs Rachmaninov pnoSchubert arr Rachmaninov
Das Wandern from Die Schone Mullerin
Rachmaninov pnoMendelssohn arr Rachmaninov
Scherzo from Midsummer Nights Dream
Rachmaninov pno Schumann
Carnaval
Rachmaninov pno Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto 2 first movement
Rachmaninov pno Philadelphia / Leopold Stokowski Kreisler arr Rachmaninov
Liebeslied and Liebefreud Rachmaninov pnoChopin
Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor
Rachmaninov pnoRimsky Korsakov
Flight of the Bumble Bee
Rachmaninov pno
18th February
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Gounod, Charles:
Symphony No.1 in D. Saint Paul CO/Christopher Hogwood.Gounod, Charles:
Six Melodies for Horn. Barry Tuckwell, horn, Daniel Blumenthal, pno.Gounod, Charles:
Venise. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten., Graham Johnson, pno.Gounod, Charles:
Choral Mass in G minor. Marie-Claire Alain, org. Lausanne Vocal Ensemble/Michel Corboz.Gounod, Charles:
Judex (Mors et Vita). Richard Hickox Orch/Richard Hickox.Gounod, Charles:
St. Cecilia Mass:
Sanctus. Roberto Alagna, ten. City of Toulouse Choir, City of Toulouse Orch, Petits Chanteurs a la Croix Potencee/Michel Plasson.Gounod, Charles:
Faust:
Jewel Song. Renee Fleming, sop. English CO/Jeffrey Tate.Gounod, Charles:
Faust:
Salut! Demeure chaste et pure. Jussi Bjoerling, ten. RCA Italiana Opera Orch/Renato Cellini.Gounod, Charles:
Romeo et Juliette:
Je veux vivre dans le reve. Emma Matthews, sop. Melbourne SO/Andrea Molino.Gounod, Charles:
Romeo & Juliette:
Ah! leve-toi, soleil. Fernando de la Mora, ten. Welsh National Opera Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.Gounod, Charles:
Ave Verum. Uni of Phillipines Madrigal singers/Andrea O Veneracion.Gounod, Charles:
D'un coeur qui t'aime. Ann Murray, m-sop., Dame Felicity Lott, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.Gounod, Charles:
Drinking in the shade. Philip Langridge, ten., Roger Vignoles, pno.Gounod, Charles:
Ou voulez-vous aller? (Where are you going?). Nicolai Gedda, ten., Pieralba Soroga, pno.Gounod, Charles:
O Divine Redeemer. Charlotte Page, sop. London Salon Ensemble .
