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

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

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra

3:41

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

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

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

11:15

IV. "By dint of perseverance"

National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, 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"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

3:57

VII. "During all that summer"

Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

2:37

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

National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen

6:22

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

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

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:09

IX. Tarantella

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:44

XI. By the Lake

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:06

XVI. Valse

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

1:18

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

1:45

II. "No one about"

Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev

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"

Glenda Jackson, Michael MacLiammoir, 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"

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

0:36

X. "He set about reading the book"

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

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, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

1:44

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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, Michael MacLiammoir, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:00

VIII. "The Princess smiles" - Ragtime

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

2:13

IX. "The Devil himself has entered"

Glenda Jackson

0:21

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

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

1:22

XI. Little Chorale

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:38

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Michael MacLiammoir, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:06

Michael Bremner

Assistant Producer
Christopher Raeburn

Producer
Harley Usill

Producer
John Middleton

Engineer
Jack Clegg

Engineer
Stanley Goodall

Balance Engineer
Iain Churches

Recording Engineer
Kevin Daly

Recording Engineer
Alec McCowen

Actor
Gennady Zalkowitsch

Music Director

Walton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale

RECORD LABEL

Sir William Walton

Antal Doráti

National Symphony Orchestra

London Sinfonietta

Roberto Gerhard

Production

Walton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Sir William Walton

Antal Doráti

National Symphony Orchestra

London Sinfonietta

Roberto Gerhard

Production