Walton, William > Violin

20th Century Classics: Walton / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Elgar and Walton: Violin Concertos / Accardo

1 CD / Retrospective Revival / 2011-06-14

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

More English music is featured on Salvatore Accardo's disc of Elgar and Walton concertos accompanied by Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (12/1991)....continue...

Walton: Violin Concerto; Barber: Violin Concerto

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-06-04

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Pieces (2) for strings (from Henry V); Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Adagio for Strings
Performers: Bowes, Thomas
Conductors: Swensen, Joseph

Walton's Violin Concerto was composed during a trip to Villa Cimbrone in Italy, and reflects this environment in different ways - some more apparent than...continue...
Recording information: Malmö Opera and Music Theatre, Sweden (03/08/2010-03/12/2010)....continue...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

William Walton: Symphony No. 1; Violin Concerto / Accardo

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-03-08

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis; Hickox, Richard

William Walton's landmark First Symphony surges with drama and wrath then closing with jubilation, as Frémaux and the Philharmonia Orchestra deliver the piece flawlessly, and...continue...

Britten: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra In D Minor/Walton: Concerto For Violin

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-02-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Azizian, Sergei
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Bellincampi, Giordano

The Golden Age of Light Music: War And Peace - Light Music of the 1940s

1 CD / Guild / 2011-01-11

Works: John Belton: Down the Mall, for band; Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust; Eric Coates: Footlights (Concert waltz); William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Wynford Reynolds: A Cocktail of Happiness, for...
Performers: Bronkhurst, Henry; Cochrane, Peggy [Piano]; Fletcher, Guy [Keyboards/Guitar]; Turner, Laurance [Violin]
Conductors: Shadwell, Charles; Faith, Percy; Coates, Eric [Composer]; Walton, William; Reynolds, Wynford; Williams, Charles; Rose, David; Payne, Jack; Torch, Sidney; Levy, Louis; Melachrino, George; Wilbur, Jay;...

This volume in the series of Light Music on Guild concentrates on music written during the 1940s, a time that had a major impact on...continue...

William Walton: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 1

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-08-10

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Performers: Nikkanen, Kurt
Conductors: Boughton, William

"Walton's First Symphony remains one of the most exciting works in the repertoire and from the time of its premiere recording (available on Dutton), it...continue...

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

From Bow to String

1 CD / Navona / 2009-11-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; William Walton: Concerto for Viola; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Dicterow, Glenn; Dreyfus, Karen
Conductors: St. Clair, Carl; Swoboda, Jerzy

Essesntial Itzhak Perlman

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-10-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Garvey, David [Piano]; Harrell, Lynn; Perlman, Itzhak; Williams, John [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: ; Juilliard String Quartet

Itzhak Perlamn is one of the most celebrated virtuosos of our time. Born in Israel in 1945, he now lives in New York where he...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Trails of Creativity / David Frühwirth, Henri Sigfridsson

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Hans Gál: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D major (1933); Karol Rathaus: Suite for violin & orchestra, Op. 27; Frederick Rosse: The Merchant of Venice, incidental music; Erich Wolfgang Korng...
Performers: Fruwirth, David; Sigfridsson, Henri

Bach Metamorphoses / Talmi, Quebec Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-09-30

Works: Leopold Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, transcription for orchestra (after Bach, BWV 565); William Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet; Gustav Holst: Fugue à la gigue, for...
Performers: Forand, Jacinthe; Lowe, Darren; Magnan, Philippe; Weimann, Alexander
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav
Ensemble: Quebec Symphony Orchestra

Bach Metamorphoses includes a transcription of Bach's Italian Concerto in F Major by Talmi himself, who declared, "Had Bach had a large, powerful ensemble at...continue...

Original Jacket Collection - Itzhak Perlman

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B mino...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Harrell, Lynn; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Williams, John [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich; Previn, Andre; Williams, John

Barber, Walton: Violin Concertos / Bell, Zinman, Baltimore

1 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

"Joshua Bell's passionate playing in the Barber, full of tender poetry, is well matched by the excellent orchestra, ripely and brilliantly recorded, with the soloist...continue...

Barber, Korngold, Walton: Violin Concertos / Ehnes, Tovey

1 CD / CBC Records / 2006-10-31

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]
Conductors: Tovey, Bramwell
Ensemble: Vancouver Symphony

"These three violin concertos demonstrate the ongoing vitality and huge expressive range of the Romantic tradition in the first half of the 20th century, and...continue...

Elgar, Walton: Violin Concertos / Accardo, Hickox, London SO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; William Walton: Concerto for Violin in B minor
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar, Walton: Sonatas for Violin & Piano / McAslan, Blakely

1 CD / ASV / 2006-05-23

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; William Walton: Sonata for Violin & Piano
Performers: Blakely, John; McAslan, Lorraine

"McAslan displays beauty and artistry of the highest caliber. It is a performance not likely to be surpassed." -American Record Guide...continue...

Walton: Suite from Henry V, etc; Rands / De Preist, et al

2 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: William Walton: Henry V; Concerto for Cello; Sonata for Violin & Piano; Bernard Rands: Tre Canzoni senza Parole, for orchestra
Performers: Greenberg, Herbert; Kosower, Mark; Schein, Ann
Conductors: DePreist, James
Ensemble: Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Delos International continues its stellar musical partnership with Maestro Extraordinaire James DePreist and the Oregon Symphony, with this exciting New Release featuring the music of...continue...

Delius, Walton, Elgar: Violin Sonatas / Rostal, Horsley

1 CD / Testament / 2004-03-01

Works: Frederick Delius: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2; William Walton: Sonata for Violin & Piano; Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82
Performers: Horsley, Colin; Rostal, Max

Violinist Max Rostal was the successor to his master Carl Flesch, as a teacher and a solid, serious soloist. Rostal won the Mendelssohn Prize in...continue...

Walton Conducts Walton - The 1964 New Zealand Tour/ Senofsky

2 CD / Bridge / 2003-11-01

Works: Anonymous: God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Partita for Orchestra; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Henry V
Performers: Senofsky, Berl
Conductors: Walton, William
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

These historic performances, recorded by The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, are being released for the first time through an agreement between the NZBC and Bridge...continue...

Hidden Treasures

1 CD / Dynamic / 2003-04-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Giovanni Battista Viotti: Duetto for solo violin; Ruggiero Ricci: Andante with variations from Rossini's Di tanti palpiti, for...
Performers: Neumann, Carsten; Ricci, Ruggiero; Shiozaki, Noriko

Walton: Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, etc / Ainsley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: William Walton: Quartet for Piano and Strings; Anon in Love, song cycle for tenor & guitar or orchestra; Valse from "Façade", for piano; Passacaglia, for cello solo; Sonata for Violin & Piano
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Power, Lawrence; Thorsen, Marianne; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"The Nash Ensemble's contribution on disc to the Walton centenary celebrations is planned with characteristic imagination and generosity. The two main works are the Piano...continue...

Red Seal - Walton - Collected Works

2 CD / RCA Import / 2002-05-21

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; Concerto for Viola; Sinfonia concertante, for orchestra with piano obbligato
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Heifetz, Jascha; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Walton, William; Munch, Charles; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic Perlman - Rhapsody

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-04-02

Works: William Walton: Henry V; Henry V, choral suite (arr. by M. Sargent) and orchestral suite (arr. by C.Matthieson); John Williams: Schindler's List; Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Williams, John; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra

The 12 recordings on CLASSIC PERLMAN - RHAPSODY were selected specifically to showcase the unparalleled lyricism of the brilliant violinist Itzhak Perlman. The emphasis here is not so much on his flaw...continue...

British Composers - Britten, Walton: Chamber Music

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-06-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6; Elegy for Viola solo; Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; William Walton: Quartet fo...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Barantschik, Alexander; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Graham, Janice; Kerstens, Tom; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Margalit, Israela; Silverthorne, Paul; Welsh, Moray

Elgar, Walton: Sonatas for Violin and Piano; Finzi: Elegy

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; Gerald Finzi: Elegy for violin & piano in F major, Op 22; William Walton: Sonata for Violin & Piano
Performers: Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Mulligan, Simon

"...Hope delivers this piece [Elgar's Sonata] with a clear yet rich tone--nothing is allowed to be immersed in an indulgent excess of bloom--and, helped by...continue...

Walton: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto / Kang, Hugh, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"These two concertos are seldom coupled, though they make good discmates, representing early and late Walton...Both soloists play their parts admirably...Walton's scoring is sexier in...continue...

Elgar, Walton, R. Strauss: Violin Sonatas / Weiss Duo

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1999-05-25

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; William Walton: Sonata for Violin & Piano; Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18
Performers: Duo, Weiss

Britten, Walton: Violin Concertos / Azizian, Vänskä, et al

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1998-08-03

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Azizian, Sergei
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Bellincampi, Giordano
Ensemble: ; Copenhagen Philharmonic

The Hollywood String Quartet - Prokofiev, Hindemith, Walton

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 92; Paul Hindemith: Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 22; William Walton: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor
Performers: Aller, Eleanor; Robyn, Paul; Shure, Paul; Slatkin, Felix
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hollywood String Quartet

Jascha Heifetz Concerto Recordings Vol II - Brahms, et al

2 CD / Pearl / 1995-10-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Koussevitzky, Sergey; Barbirolli, John; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

Walton: Anon in Love, etc / Ainsley, Sillito, Bonell, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-07-01

Works: William Walton: Toccata for violin & piano in A minor; Duets for Children, for piano, 4 hands; Valse from "Façade", for piano; Pieces (2) for violin & piano; Songs (2) for tenor & piano; Bagatel...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Dowdeswell, Gretel; Milne, Hamish; Sillito, Kenneth

Walton: Viola Concerto, etc / Imai, Latham-Koenig, London PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-11-01

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Viola; Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton and M.Arnold of String Quartet in A minor); Variations on A Theme by Hindemith, for orchestra
Performers: Blum, Norbert; Crehan, Dermot; Imai, Nobuko; Shaxson, Rhydian; Wright, Robert St. John [Violin]
Conductors: Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra