‎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"

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

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

11:15

IV. "By dint of perseverance"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

2:02

V. "So they got alarmed, at last"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

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, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

6:22

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

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

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

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

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:06

XVI. Valse

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:32

IV. "Your violin - give it me"

Michael MacLiammoir, Rudolf Nureyev, Glenda Jackson

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

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

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

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"

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:42

III. The Royal March

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:35

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

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

5:53

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:38

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

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, 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"

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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