‎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"

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

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"

Antal Doráti, National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen

5:33

VI. "The mother greeted me"

National Symphony Orchestra, Alec McCowen, Antal Doráti

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, Alec McCowen, National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Antal Doráti

6:22

I. Fanfare; Hornpipe

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

1:47

II. En famille

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

2:57

III. Mariner Man

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

0:39

IV. Long Steel Grass

Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta

2:21

V. Through Gilded Trellises

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

1:46

VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:09

IX. Tarantella

London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield, Sir William Walton

1:25

X. A Man from a Far Countree

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:44

XI. By the Lake

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

1:53

XII. Country Dance

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

2:01

XIII. Polka

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield

1:22

XIV. Four in the Morning

Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:03

XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene

Sir William Walton, Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta

1:06

XVI. Valse

Peggy Ashcroft, Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta

3:13

XVII. Jodelling Song

Peggy Ashcroft, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton

2:25

XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

1:12

XIX. Popular Song

London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft

2:04

XX. Fox-Trot "Old Sir Faulk"

Sir William Walton, London Sinfonietta, Paul Scofield

2:04

XXI. Sir Beelzebub

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

1:18

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

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, 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"

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, 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"

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

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, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Glenda Jackson

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"

Gennady Zalkowitsch, Michael MacLiammoir, 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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch

2:12

VII. "The Princess dances" - Valse

Glenda Jackson, Gennady Zalkowitsch, Argo Chamber Ensemble

2:00

VIII. "The Princess smiles" - Ragtime

Glenda Jackson, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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"

Argo Chamber Ensemble, Michael MacLiammoir, Gennady Zalkowitsch

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
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

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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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