William Walton: A Centenary Celebration

Album by William Walton & Roderick Williams & Tamsin Dalley & Kevin Whately & Orchestra of the Swan & Bruce O’Neil

William Walton: A Centenary Celebration is a compilation album of works by English composer William Walton, released in 2002. The release gathers orchestral, choral and instrumental pieces that illustrate Walton's blend of modernist harmonies and lyrical orchestration, serving as a retrospective marking the centenary of his birth.
First released: 21st January 2022

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Façade: Fanfare
    0:36
  2. 2.
    Façade: I. Hornpipe
    1:19
  3. 3.
    Façade: II. En famille
    2:52
  4. 4.
    Façade: III. Mariner Man
    0:39
  5. 5.
    Façade: IV. Long Steel Grass
    2:13
  6. 6.
    Façade: V. Through Gilded Trellises
    2:19
  7. 7.
    Façade: VI. Tango-Pasodoblé
    1:54
  8. 8.
    Façade: VII. Lullaby for Jumbo
    1:44
  9. 9.
    Façade: VIII. Black Mrs. Behemoth
    1:05
  10. 10.
    Façade: IX. Tarantella
    1:22
  11. 11.
    Façade: X. The Man from a Far Countree
    1:31
  12. 12.
    Façade: XI. By the Lake
    1:47
  13. 13.
    Façade: XII. Country Dance
    1:59
  14. 14.
    Façade: XIII. Polka
    1:15
  15. 15.
    Façade: XIV. Four in the Morning
    2:16
  16. 16.
    Façade: XV. Something Lies Beyond the Scene
    1:01
  17. 17.
    Façade: XVI. Valse
    3:18
  18. 18.
    Façade: XVII. Yodelling Song
    2:34
  19. 19.
    Façade: XVIII. Scotch Rhapsody
    1:18
  20. 20.
    Façade: XIX. Popular Song
    2:01
  21. 21.
    Façade: XX. Fox-Trot (Old Sir Faulk)
    2:02
  22. 22.
    Façade: XXI. Sir Beelzebub
    1:17
  23. 23.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: Fanfare – No. 1. March – Chorus: “O, for a Muse of fire”
    2:35
  24. 24.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: No. 2. Slower – Chorus: “Suppose within the girdle…”
    1:00
  25. 25.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: No. 3. Brightly
    1:06
  26. 26.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: No. 4. Poco meno – Vivo (March)
    1:27
  27. 27.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: Interlude at the Boar's Head – No. 5. Allegretto giocoso (scherzando) – Pistol: “Falstaff; he is sick”
    1:40
  28. 28.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: Falstaff Rejection – No. 6 – Falstaff: “God save thy grace, King Hal!” – Henry V: “I know thee not old man” – Pistol: “Well, Sir John is gone”
    3:34
  29. 29.
    Henry V, Part I: Prologue: “Touch Her Soft Lips and Part” – No. 7. Slow, tenderly – Fanfare – Chorus: “Suppose that you have seen”
    2:43
  30. 30.
    Henry V, Part II: Harfleur: No. 1. Moderato. Harfleur – Henry V: “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” – Harfleur (continued) – No. 2 – Moderato – Poco stringendo – Allegro frenetico – Henry V: “The nimble gunner”
    3:11
  31. 31.
    Henry V, Part II: Harfleur: The Night Watch – No. 3 – Lento tenebroso – Chorus: “Now entertain conjecture of a time…” – Henry V: “This day is call’d the feast of Crispian” – Fanfare – Henry V: “Now soldiers march away”
    6:52
  32. 32.
    Henry V, Part II: Harfleur: Agincourt – No. 4 – Più mosso – poco a poco più mosso – Con anima – Poco pesante – Rit. molto – A tempo allegro con fuoco – Molto rit. Lento misterioso – Henry V: “The day is ours”
    7:57
  33. 33.
    Henry V, Part III: Interlude at the French Court: No. 1. Gaily – Duke of Burgundy: “My duty to you both, on equal love”
    1:14
  34. 34.
    Henry V, Part III: Interlude at the French Court: No. 2. Bailero – Lento tranquillo – Duke of Burgundy: “Alas, she hath from France” – Henry V: “If, Duke of Burgundy, you would the peace”
    2:11
  35. 35.
    Henry V, Part III: Interlude at the French Court: No. 3. Andante pastorale – Henry V: “You have witchcraft in your lips, Kate”
    2:32
  36. 36.
    Henry V, Part III: Interlude at the French Court: No. 4. Maestoso festoso – Vivo (March)
    1:46
  37. 37.
    Henry V, Part III: Interlude at the French Court: Epilogue. No. 5. Slower – Chorus: “Thus far, with rough and all-unable pen”
    0:56
  38. 38.
    Henry V, Part III: Interlude at the French Court: No. 6. Brightly
    1:36

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