Gerhard: The Plague, Walton: Façade & Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, Antal Dorati, London Sinfonietta, Sir William Walton, Argo Chamber Ensemble, Gennady Zalkowitsch
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Gerhard: The Plague
- Alec McCowen (narrator)
- National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra Washington
- Antal Dorati
- Recorded: 1973-05-11
- Recording Venue: Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.
"Oran! Town without any trees or gardens"
"They're coming out, good and proper..Next morning, on my round of visits"
"On the fourth day"
Walton: Façade - An Entertainment
- Peggy Ashcroft (narrator), Paul Scofield (narrator)
- London Sinfonietta
- Sir William Walton
- Recorded: 1969-05
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London
1. Fanfare; Hornpipe
2. En famille
3. Mariner Man
Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat
- Glenda Jackson (narrator), Rudolf Nureyev (narrator), Michael MacLiammoir (narrator), Tristan Fry (percussion), Alfred Flaszynski (trombone), Grahame Whiting (cornet), John Price (bassoon), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Erich Gruenberg (violin), Gary Brennan (double bass)
- Argo Chamber Ensemble
- Gennady Zalkowitsch
- Recorded: 1975-09-05
- Recording Venue: Tollington Park, London
The Soldier's March - "Through the rugged countryside"
"No one about"
Music for Scene 1: Airs by a stream - "While the soldier's been playing"