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

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

National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

3:41

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

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

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

11:15

IV. "By dint of perseverance"

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

2:02

V. "So they got alarmed, at last"

Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

3:57

VII. "During all that summer"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

2:37

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

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

6:22

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

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

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:09

IX. Tarantella

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

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:06

XVI. Valse

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

2:32

IV. "Your violin - give it me"

Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev, Michael MacLiammoir

4:27

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

1:44

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

Rudolf Nureyev, Glenda Jackson

2:50

VII. Music for Scene 2: Pastorale

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:30

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

Michael MacLiammoir, Rudolf Nureyev

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, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:42

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

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

0:54

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:35

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

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

5:53

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

2:53

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:00

VIII. "The Princess smiles" - Ragtime

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, 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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

4:05

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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
John Middleton

Engineer
Jack Clegg

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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