Walton - Violin Concerto; Troilus and Cressida (Symphonic Suite); Portsmouth Point Overture

William WALTON (1902–1983)

Symphonic Suite from ‘Troilus and Cressida’ (arr. Christopher Palmer)

Violin Concerto

Overture: Portsmouth Point

Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin)

Sinfonia of London

John Wilson

rec. 2024, Church of St Augustine, Kilburn, London

William Walton - Christopher Columbus; Hamlet and Ophelia

Sir William WALTON (1902 - 1983)

Christopher Columbus - 

A Musical Journey (1942) (concert version arr. 2002 Carl Davis and Patrick Garland)

Hamlet and Ophelia (1947)  

(Suite arr. 1967 Muir Matheson from the Hamlet film score.)

Julian Glover, speaker ... Christopher Columbus

Jamie Glover, speaker ... ironic spirit / herald

Caroline Carragher, soprano ... Isabella

Jean Rigby, Mezzo-soprano ... Beatriz / woman

Philip Lloyd Holtam, speaker ... Sailor / voice

Craig Ogden, guitar; Tom Randle, tenor solo; Roderick Williams, baritone solo

BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales

Richard Hickox

Nick Whiting, leader; Adrian Partington, chorus master

Recorded in Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, UK, 17 May 2004. 

British Music For Viola And Orchestra

British Music For Viola And Orchestra

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)

Suite for Viola and Orchestra (1934)

Herbert HOWELLS (1892-1983)

Elegy for viola, string quartet and string orchestra (1917) 

William WALTON (1902-1983)

Viola Concerto in A minor (1929, rev 1961) 

York BOWEN (1884-1961)

Viola Concerto in C minor, Op.25 (1907) 

Helen Callus (viola)

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Marc Taddei

rec. 2005, Michael Fowler Centre Auditorium, Wellington, New Zealand

Walton conducts Walton

William WALTON (1902-1983) 

Walton Conducts Walton 

Portsmouth Point Overture * (1924-5)  

Siesta *(1926) 

Music for Children * (1940) 

Suite – The Quest ** (1943, arr. Tausky 1961) 

Sinfonia concertante for Orchestra with Piano Obbligato *** (1926-7, rev. 1943)  

Scapino, a Comedy Overture ** (1940, rev. 1950) 

Capriccio Burlesco ** (1968) 

London Philharmonic Orchestra * 

London Symphony Orchestra ** ***

Sir William Walton

Peter Katin (Plays Piano Obligatto on ***)

Walton - Violin Concerto; Symphony No.1

William WALTON (1902-1983) 

Violin Concerto (1938-39) 

Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor (1932-35) 

Kurt Nikkanen (violin) 

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

William Boughton 

rec. Woolsey Hall, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 14 May 2009 (symphony);
17 September 2009 (concerto)

Walton - Symphony No.2; Viola Concerto

William WALTON (1902-1983)

Symphony No 2. Viola Concerto

Symphony No. 2

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra*

Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

Crown Imperial

*Roberto Díaz (viola)

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

William Boughton 

William Walton - String Quartets

William WALTON (1902-1983)

String Quartets

First String Quartet (Premier Recording)

String Quartet in A Minor

Gabrieli String Quartet

William Walton - The Symphonies

William WALTON (1902-1983)

Symphony No.1 (1931-35)

Symphony No.2 (1957-60)

Orchestre National de Lille

Owain Arwell Hughes

Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, Sinfonia Concertante, Hindemith Variations

WILLIAM WALTON (1902-1983) 

Spitfire Prelude and Fugue,
Sinfonia Concertante (1927 version),
 Hindemith Variations ,
March: A History of the English Speaking Peoples   

Peter Donohoe (piano)
English Northern Philharmonia/
Paul Daniel   

rec Leeds Town Hall, 3 May, 24-25 October 1996 

William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast; Henry V (2 Pieces); Partita

William Walton 

Belshazzar's Feast

Henry V, Passacaglia: The Death of Falstaff

Henry V, Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

Partita

Thomas Allen (bar)

London Philharmonic Choir

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Leonard Slatkin

Walton - Symphonies Nos 1 and 2

William WALTON (1902-1983)

Symphonies 1 & 2

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vladimir Ashkenazy

William Walton - String Quartet and Piano Quartet

William Walton (1902-1983)

String Quartet in A minor • Piano Quartet in D minor

Maggini Quartet

Peter Donohoe (Piano)

English Guitar Concertos - Walton, Arnold and Berkeley

ENGLISH GUITAR CONCERTOS

Sir William WALTON
Five Bagatelles for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra (adapted by Patrick Russ)

Sir Malcolm ARNOLD
Serenade for guitar and Strings, Op.50

Sir Lennox BERKELEY
Guitar Concerto, Op.88

Sir Malcolm ARNOLD
Guitar Concerto, Op.67

Craig Ogden – Guitar
Northern Sinfonia  / Richard Hickox

William Walton - The Bear (An Extravaganza in One Act)

William Walton (1902-1983)

The Bear
An Extravaganza in One Act

William Walton - Violin and Viola Concertos

William Walton: 

Violin Concerto and Viola Concerto - 

Nigel Kennedy / Andre Previn / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra