William Walton (1902-1983)


Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario 39:12
Arranged by Christopher Palmer
1 I Prelude 3:15
2 II i. Fanfare - 0:56
3 ii. Soliloquy 2:35
4 III The Ghost 3:16
5 IV Hamlet and Ophelia 7:55
6 V The Question - 2:20
7 'To be or not to be' 3:08
The Mousetrap
8 i. The Players - 0:46
9 ii. Entry of the Court - 0:49
10 iii. The Play 3:56
11 VII Ophelia's Death 2:42
12 VIII i. Retribution - 1:58
13 ii. Threnody 2:13
14 IX Finale (Funeral March) 3:13
Sir John Gielgud speaker

As You Like It 12:34
A Poem for Orchestra after Shakespeare
Arranged by Christopher Palmer
15 I Prelude - 2:52
16 II Moonlight - 2:39
17 III 'Under the Greenwood Tree' - 1:56
18 IV The Fountain - 3:11
19 V Wedding Procession 1:55
51:58
Catherine Bott soprano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
Recorded in:
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
8-11 November 1989
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Richard Lee (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K