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

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

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra

3:41

II. "They're coming out, good and proper.Next morning, on my round of visits"

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

2:16

III. "On the fourth day"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

11:15

IV. "By dint of perseverance"

Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra

2:02

V. "So they got alarmed, at last"

National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

3:57

VII. "During all that summer"

Antal Doráti, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra

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, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

2:26

VI. Tango - Pasadoble

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:55

VII. Lullaby for Jumbo

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:09

IX. Tarantella

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:44

XI. By the Lake

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:06

XVI. Valse

London Sinfonietta, Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, 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"

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"

Michael MacLiammoir, Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev

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"

Michael MacLiammoir, Rudolf Nureyev

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, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

0:50

XII. "The poor have everything"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Rudolf Nureyev, Michael MacLiammoir, Glenda Jackson, 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"

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:35

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

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

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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson

2:00

VIII. "The Princess smiles" - Ragtime

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

2:13

IX. "The Devil himself has entered"

Glenda Jackson

0:21

X. The Devil's Dance - "The Devil dances"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

1:22

XI. Little Chorale

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

0:38

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

Michael MacLiammoir, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

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, 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
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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