William WaltonTroilus and Cressida
Opera in three acts
Judith Howard
Arthur Davies
Alan Opie
Clive Bayley
Opera North
Richard Hickox
Chandos 1995
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You can read a review here
You can read a review here
Richard Hickox draws magnetic performances from chorus and orchestra alike As for the recorded sound the bloom of the Leeds Town hall acoustics allows the fullest detail from the orchestra, enhancing the Mediterranean warmth of the score, helped by a wide dynamic range. The many atmospheric effects, often offstage, are clearly and precisely focused, and the placing of the voices on the stereo stage is also unusually precise. The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings 2011-12
Coronation Te Deum
Belshazzar´s Feast
Choral Works
Songs
Benjamin Luxon
Heather Harper
Sir Georg Solti
Simon Preston
Decca 1977
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Walton: Viola Concerto
Britten: Violin Concerto
Maxim Vengerov
London SO
Mitslav Rostropovich
EMI 2000
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You can read a review here
You can read a review here
William WaltonSymphony No. 1
Partita
Paul Daniel
English Northern Philharmonia
Naxos
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REVIEWS:
BBC Music (3/98, p.73) - Performance: 4 (out of 5), Sound: 4 (out of 5) - "...this is a passionately driven performance [of Walton's First Symphony], with the English Northern Philharmonia in fine form, and the symphony's almost unbroken level of high tension is splendedly sustained. The Partita...receives a finely judged performance..."
Scenes from Troilus and Cressida
Richard Lewis
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
Monica Sinclair
Philharmonia Orchestra
William Walton
Warner 1955
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