‎Walton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale by Sir William Walton

I. "Oran! Town without any trees or gardens"

National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Antal Doráti

3:41

II. "They're coming out, good and proper.Next morning, on my round of visits"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

11:15

IV. "By dint of perseverance"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

2:02

V. "So they got alarmed, at last"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

3:57

VII. "During all that summer"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

2:37

VIII. "The boy had been put in a small ward"

National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti

6:22

IX. "The're coming out again! The rats!...The official communiqués"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

1:47

II. En famille

Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:57

III. Mariner Man

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:09

IX. Tarantella

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:44

XI. By the Lake

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:53

XII. Country Dance

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

2:01

XIII. Polka

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:06

XVI. Valse

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft

1:18

I. The Soldier's March - "Through the rugged countryside"

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

1:45

II. "No one about"

Rudolf Nureyev, Glenda Jackson

1:25

III. Music for Scene 1: Airs by a stream - "While the soldier's been playing"

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:32

IV. "Your violin - give it me"

Rudolf Nureyev, Michael MacLiammoir, Glenda Jackson

4:27

V. The Soldier's March - "Down the street where he was born"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

1:44

VI. "It's over, at last I'm home"

Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev

2:50

VII. Music for Scene 2: Pastorale

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:30

VIII. "Ah, villain, black-hearted knave"

Rudolf Nureyev, Michael MacLiammoir

1:59

IX. Music for the End of Scene 2

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:36

X. "He set about reading the book"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

2:42

XI. Airs by a stream - "The things of summer"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:50

XII. "The poor have everything"

Michael MacLiammoir, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Rudolf Nureyev, Argo Chamber Ensemble

4:26

XIII. Music for Scene 3: Airs by a stream

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:54

I. The Soldier's March - "Through the rugged countryside"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

1:44

II. "Now the scene changes to another country full of strangers"

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:42

III. The Royal March

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:35

IV. "The music struck up, the king himself received me"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Michael MacLiammoir, Rudolf Nureyev, Gennady Zalkowitsch

5:53

V. The Little Concert - "Princess, now please rest assured"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:53

VI. "The bedchamber, where the Princess lies pale and unmoving" - Tango - "The Princess opens her eyes"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:00

VIII. "The Princess smiles" - Ragtime

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:13

IX. "The Devil himself has entered"

Glenda Jackson

0:21

X. The Devil's Dance - "The Devil dances"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

1:22

XI. Little Chorale

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:38

XII. The Devil's song - "You may think that you have won"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Michael MacLiammoir

0:37

XIII. Great Chorale - "Don't try to add to what you now have"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

4:05

XIV. Triumphal March of the Devil - "You can't have everything"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

2:06

Sir William Walton

Conductor
Antal Doráti

Conductor
National Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
London Sinfonietta

Ensemble
Roberto Gerhard

Composer

Michael Bremner

Assistant Producer
Christopher Raeburn

Producer
Harley Usill

Producer
Stanley Goodall

Balance Engineer
Jack Clegg

Engineer
John Middleton

Engineer
Kevin Daly

Recording Engineer
Iain Churches

Recording Engineer
Alec McCowen

Actor
Gennady Zalkowitsch

Music Director

Walton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale

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Sir William Walton

Antal Doráti

National Symphony Orchestra

London Sinfonietta

Roberto Gerhard

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Walton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale

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