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

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

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

National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

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"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, 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

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:09

IX. Tarantella

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:44

XI. By the Lake

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

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, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:06

XVI. Valse

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

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

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

1:18

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:32

IV. "Your violin - give it me"

Rudolf Nureyev, Glenda Jackson, Michael MacLiammoir

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"

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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:42

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

0:50

XII. "The poor have everything"

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

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"

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"

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

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

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"

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

4:05

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:06

Michael Bremner

Assistant Producer
Christopher Raeburn

Producer
Harley Usill

Producer
Stanley Goodall

Balance Engineer
Jack Clegg

Engineer
John Middleton

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