William Walton: Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario (Chandos Audio CD)

William Walton (1902-1983)


Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario 43:57
Arranged by Christopher Palmer
Sir John Gielgud narrator
Ian Watson harpsichord and organ
1 I Prelude 3:12
2 II Coronation 05:09
i. Fanfare and Homage Music -
ii. Fanfare and Processional -
iii. 'Sound Drums and Trumpets' -
iv. Recessional 5:13
3 III Monologue: 'Now is the winter of our discontent' 4:15
4 IV The Wooing 4:26
5 V The Prince of Wales 5:04
6 VI Elegy 3:17
7 VII The Princes in the Tower 2:30
8 VIII Nightmare 6:19
9 IX Bosworth Field 5:20
10 X Death of Richard and Finale 4:19

11 Fanfare and March from 'Macbeth' 5:55
Arranged by Christopher Palmer

Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence 10:37
for Orchestra
Arranged by Christopher Palmer
12 1 Titles - 2:13
13 2 Undershaft's factory and his 'garden suburb' - 3:17
14 3 Love-scene - 3:47
15 4 End Titles and Play-out 1:18
60:45
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