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

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

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus

3:41

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

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

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"

National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti

3:57

VII. "During all that summer"

National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti

2:37

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

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

6:22

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

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

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:09

IX. Tarantella

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:44

XI. By the Lake

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:06

XVI. Valse

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

1:18

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

2:32

IV. "Your violin - give it me"

Michael MacLiammoir, Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev

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"

Rudolf Nureyev, Glenda Jackson

2:50

VII. Music for Scene 2: Pastorale

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

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

4:26

XIII. Music for Scene 3: Airs by a stream

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

0:54

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

1:44

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

2:42

III. The Royal March

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:35

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

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

5:53

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

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:53

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:00

VIII. "The Princess smiles" - Ragtime

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

0:38

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Michael MacLiammoir, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:37

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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
John Middleton

Engineer
Jack Clegg

Engineer
Stanley Goodall

Balance 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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