Walton conducts Walton
Yehudi Menuhin & Donald Bell
London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra
Surely no one has conducted this music better than the composer himself - witness his incisive, account of Symphony No. 1. —
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Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Sir William Walton
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Recording Venue: 17-19 October 1951, Kingsway Hall, London
I. Allegro assai
II. Presto, con malizia
III. Andante con malinconia
IV. Maestoso - Brioso ed ardentemente - Vivacissimo - Maestoso
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
- Donald Bell (bass-baritone)
- Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Pitz
- Sir William Walton
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Recording Venue: 2-5 February 1959: Kingsway Hall, London
Thus spake Isaiah
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem
By the waters of Babylon
Walton: Violin Concerto
- Yehudi Menuhin (musician), Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir William Walton, Phil Chapman
- Recorded: 1969-07-15
- Recording Venue: 12-15 July 1969, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
I. Andante tranquillo
II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - Trio (Canzonetta) - Tempo I
III. Vivace
Walton: Viola Concerto
- Yehudi Menuhin (musician)
- New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Sir William Walton
- Recorded: 1968-10-11
- Recording Venue: 9-11 October 1968, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
I. Andante comodo
II. Vivo, con molto preciso
III. Allegro moderato
Walton: Partita for Orchestra
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Sir William Walton
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Recording Venue: 6 & 16 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London
I. Toccata (Brioso)
II. Pastorale siciliana (Andante comodo)
III. Giga burlesca (Allegro giovale)