William Walton Catalogue

This revised, updated, and expanded edition of the definitive catalogue of works by Sir William Walton (1902-83) follows the completion of the William Walton Edition. A comprehensive source of musical and documentary information relevant to Walton's life and work, the catalogue features full details of composition dates, instrumentation, first performance, publication, the location of autograph manuscripts, critical comment, and significant recordings, as well as previously undiscovered pieces. Appended are a helpful bibliography for further reading and indexes including for works, authors of texts, first lines, and dedicatees.

C12g Ballet in One Act

C12g Ballet in One Act (Based on the First Orchestral Suite) (A) Choreography by Gunter Hess (as Fassade) First performance: Hagen, Westphalia, Stadttheater, 22 September 1929. Dancers of the Chamber Dance Theatre and Orchestra, conducted by Georg Lippert, Richard Kohtz, or Peter Bing. The ballet was performed only twice. Numbers danced: Scene 1: Polka; Scene 2: Valse; Scene 3: Tango; Scene 4: Yodelling Song; Scene 5: Tarantella; Scene 6: Polka. Bibliography: • Die Brucke 1 (1929), 2; Danc T 214 (1930), 700–702 (B) Choreography by Frederick Ashton Instrumentation: 2.2.ca.asax(opt).2.2/2.2.1.0/timp.2perc (2: tri, cym, cast, wb, 3 Chinese blocks, glock, xyl, sd, bd, rattle)/strings Duration: 18 minutes First performance: London, Cambridge Theatre, 26 April 1931 (Camargo Society). Dancers and the Cambridge Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Constant Lambert. Decor by John Armstrong. In 1931 the ballet consisted of seven divertissements. An extra one (‘Country Dance’) was added on 8 October 1935 when the Vic-Wells Ballet (with somewhat revised choreography and costumes, and conducted by Constant Lambert) first performed the ballet, and two more (‘Noche Espagnole’ and ‘Foxtrot’) on 23 July 1940 when it was restaged at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre after the loss of scenery and costumes in Holland two months before. The items added to the original First Suite for the Camargo Society, and later for the Vic-Wells—‘Fanfare’, ‘Scotch Rhapsody’, ‘Country Dance’, and ‘Popular Song’—were scored by Constant Lambert. This was first performed in New York at the Metropolitan Opera House on 12 October 1949. Other early performances: London, Notting Hill, 4 May 1931 (Ballet Club). London, Savoy Theatre, 7 June 1932 (Camargo Society Ballet). Orchestra conducted by Constant Lambert. Reviewed, Times, 8 June 1932, p. 12. London, Duke of York’s Theatre, 16 February 1935 (Ballet Rambert). London, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 8 October 1935 (Vic-Wells Ballet Co.). Reviewed, Times, 9 Oct 1935, p. 10. London, BBC Television Studios, Alexandra Palace, 8 and 19 December 1936. First television performance with dancers from the Vic-Wells Ballet Company and the BBC Television Orchestra, conducted by William Walton. The C12 Façade 17 ballet was repeated on 10 and 11 June 1938, when the conductor was Hyam Greenbaum. London, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 29 April 1946 (Sadler’s Wells Opera (later Theatre) Ballet Co.). New items were omitted for this performance, which used the 1940 scenery. London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1 August 1949 (Sadler’s Wells Ballet Co.). First performance at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was revised after World War II and the new items also omitted for these performances which were given in the original decor with new costumes made from 1940 designs due to the older scenery and costumes having been destroyed by fire on 2 June 1949. Reviewed, Times, 1 Aug 1949, p. 6. New York, Metropolitan Opera House, 12 October 1949 (Sadler’s Wells Ballet Co.). Publication: Score and parts on hire: OUP, 1931 Bibliography: • Frederick Ashton, ‘The Ballet Façade’, Façade: An Entertainment (London: OUP, 1972, deluxe edition), p. xix • Cyril W. Beaumont, Complete Book of Ballets: A Guide to the Principal Ballets of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (London: Putman, 1937), 990–91 • Cyril W. Beaumont, The Sadler’s Wells Ballet: A Detailed Account of Works in the Permanent Repertory with Critical Notes (London: Beaumont, 1947), 140–43 • Zoë Dominic and J. S. Gilbert, Frederick Ashton: A Choreographer and his Ballets (London: Harrap, 1971), 232 • Edwin Evans, Music and the Dance: For Lovers of the Ballet (London: Jenkins, 1948), 98–101 • Julie Kavanagh, Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton (London: Faber, 1996), 128–31 • R. Lawrence, The Victor book of Ballets and Ballet Music (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950), 167–8 • Humphrey Searle, Ballet Music: An Introduction (London: Cassell, 1958), 142–4 • David Vaughan, Frederick Ashton and his Ballets (London: A. & C. Black, 1977), 54–5, 58, 127–8, 456–8 (rev. edn: London: Dance Books, 1999, pp. 474–6) • John Warrack, The Decca Book of Ballet, ed. David Drew (London: Muller, 1958), 384–8 • Danc T 214 (1930), 700–702; 390 (1943), 262–3 (E. Evans); MT 69 (1928), 1024–5 (F. Howes); Times, 5 Sept 1928, p. 10; 27 April 1931, p. 10; 9 Oct 1935, p. 10; 23 Sept 1936, p. 10 For perusal purposes only (C) Choreography by John Cranko First performance: Stuttgart, Wurttemberg States Theatre (States Theatre Ballet), 16 March 1961, under

18 C12 Façade the title of Familien-Album. Dancers and the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Josef Dunnwald. Bibliography: • John Percival, Theatre in My Blood: A Biography of John Cranko (London: Herbert, 1983), 143–4 C12h Third Suite for Orchestra arranged by Christopher Palmer (1991) 1. Hornpipe 2. Daphne (Song) 3. March 4. Through Gilded Trellises 5. Water Party Waltz 6. The Wind’s Tambourine (‘Something Lies beyond the Scene’) Instrumentation: 2(I & II + picc).2(II + ca).2(II + bcl).sax. 2/2.2.1.1/timp/perc (4: tri, cyms, sus cym, tamt, wb, cast, glock, xyl, sd, large sd, bd, bd with cym, drum kit, tamb, maracas)/pno/cel/strings Duration: 6 minutes First performance: London, All Saints Church, Tooting, 4 and 5 May 1992 (recording sessions for the Chandos disc, see below) Publication: Score and parts on hire: OUP, 1992 Recordings: Nos 1, 4, and 6: London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jan Latham-Koenig: Chandos CHAN 9148 (1994); CHAN 9426 (1995) C12i Suite from Façade arrangement for concert band by Robert O’Brien 1. Fanfare and Scotch Rhapsody 2. Jodelling Song 3. Polka 4. Popular Song 5. Old Sir Faulk Instrumentation: picc.6fl.2ob.13cl.2acl.2bel.2asax.tsax. barsax.2bn/9ct.4hn.3tbn.6bar.euph.6tba/timp/5perc/ string bass Publication: Full score: OUP, 1969 Recordings: RAF Concert Band / John Martindale. Columbia TWO X 1076 (1978) C12j Four Dances from Façade arranged for small orchestra by Walter Goehr 1. Polka 2. Tango 3. Tarantella 4. Popular Song (Tap-dance) Instrumentation: 2fl(I & II + picc) (1opt).ob.2cl(II + opt a sax) (1 opt).bsn (opt)/2hn(opt).2tpt.3tbn(2opt)/timp(opt)/ perc (opt).xyl (opt)/hp (opt)/strings or strings and piano Duration: 8 minutes Publication: Piano conductor: OUP, 1939 at 3s 6d Score and parts on hire: OUP Recording: Raymonde Orchestra (orchestra of 25 players; Rae Jenkins, leader) / Walter Goehr. Columbia DX 938; Columbia (USA) 69834D C12k Façade Suite chamber version without reciter, arranged by Christopher Palmer (September 1990) and consisting of: 21 numbers from Façade 7 numbers from Façade 2 4 additional numbers (‘Small Talk’, ‘Daphne’, ‘The White Owl’, and ‘The Last Galop’) Instrumentation: fl(+ picc).cl(+ bcl).a sax/tpt/perc (1)/2vc Duration: 40 minutes Publication: Score and parts on hire: OUP, 1990 C12l A Façade Suite for Harmonica and Orchestra arranged by Roy Douglas 1. Polka 2. Tango 3. Swiss Jodelling Song 4. Popular Song Instrumentation: 2.2(1 opt).2.2.(1 opt) - 2.3.(2 opt).0.0/ timp.perc (2: tri, sus cym, wb, glock, xyl, sd, tamb)/strings Duration: 11 minutes First performance: London, Royal Festival Hall, 7 June 1958 (BBC Light Music Festival concert; broadcast by the BBC). Larry Adler (harmonica) and BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Vilem Tausky. For perusal purposes only C12m Three Pieces from Façade arranged for harmonica and piano by Roy Douglas. Taken from A Façade Suite for Harmonica and Orchestra (C12l).