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Sir Adrian Boult conducts Walton

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra
Performers: Noble, Dennis
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

These reissues of recordings made in 1953 and 1956 remind us of the importance of Sir Adrian Boult to Walton's career....continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London E17....continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast; Symphony No. 1

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-03-08

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Performers: Coleman-Wright, Peter
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In 2006, LSO Live released Walton’s First Symphony conducted by Sir Colin Davis. The disc received widespread acclaim — it was an Editor’s Choice in...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London, England....continue...

British Music / Sir Simon Rattle

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Pomp a...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Elms, Roderick; Hampson, Thomas; Harrell, Lynn; Heinen, Ulrich; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mitchinson, John; Shirley-Qui...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Halsey, Simon;
Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchest

This new 11CD box set in the Simon Rattle Edition contains many favorites from the English repertory including Elgar's Engma Variations and Violin Concerto, Walton's...continue...

Walton Conducts Walton

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Viola; Partita for Orchestra
Performers: Bell, Donaldson
Conductors: Walton, William
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

In this set, a pairing from EMI's 1994 Walton Edition, the composer is confirmed as an unbeatable interpreter of his own works, especially in the...continue...

André Previn - The Great Recordings - The LSO Years 1971-1980

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; English, Gerald; Haendel, Ida; Lloyd, Peter [Flute]; Loriod, Jeanne; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Shirley-Quir...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

On April 6, 2009 the musical world celebrated the 80th birthday of one of the most versatile musicians, Andre Previn. Born in Berlin but based...continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Daniel, Purves, Lindley, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"
Performers: Lindley, Simon; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

Often compared on account of its pulsating drive and barbaric splendour with Orff's 'Carmina Burana', 'Belshazzar's Feast' is now regarded as the finest British large-scale...continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Symphony no 1, etc / Willcocks

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Concerto for Cello; Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; Coronation...
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph; McPhee, George; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, etc / Willcocks, Philharmonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; Gloria, for alto, tenor, bass, double chorus & orchestra
Performers: Howell, Gwynne; Scott, John
Conductors: Willcocks, David

Walton: Belshaazar's Feast; Bernstein / Shaw, Atlanta SO

1 CD / Telarc / 1989-11-28

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis, for alto, chorus & percussion (or 7 violins & percussion)
Performers: Baughman, Wayne; Blakeney, Victoria; Carter, Donna; Lund, Rob; Stone, William
Conductors: Shaw, Robert