‎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, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

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, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

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"

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

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:09

IX. Tarantella

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:44

XI. By the Lake

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:06

XVI. Valse

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

1:18

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, 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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

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

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"

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"

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

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"

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

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, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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"

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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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
John Middleton

Engineer
Stanley Goodall

Balance Engineer
Jack Clegg

Engineer
Iain Churches

Recording Engineer
Kevin Daly

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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