‎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"

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

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen

11:15

IV. "By dint of perseverance"

National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti

2:02

V. "So they got alarmed, at last"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, 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"

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

6:22

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

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

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:09

IX. Tarantella

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:44

XI. By the Lake

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:06

XVI. Valse

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

1:18

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, 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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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

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"

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

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

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

4:05

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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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