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

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

National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, 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, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

2:02

V. "So they got alarmed, at last"

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, 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"

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

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

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, 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

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:06

XVI. Valse

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

1:18

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

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

0:50

XII. "The poor have everything"

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

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

1:44

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, 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"

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

5:53

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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"

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

1:22

XI. Little Chorale

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

0:38

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Michael MacLiammoir

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"

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
Harley Usill

Producer
Christopher Raeburn

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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