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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.
Other early
Other early performances: London, St. John’s Institute, 11 October 1932; Dora Stevens and Helen Perkin • London, Duke’s Hall (RAM), 8 December 1932; John Armstrong and William Foggin • London, Grotrian Hall, 2 May 1933; Sylvia Hedley and Gerald Moore • London, BBC Studios, 13 March 1936 (broadcast on the BBC National Programme); Sophie Wyss and Benjamin Britten (nos. 1 and 2 only). Inaccurately, the BBC Proms website (www.bbc.co.uk/proms/archive) claims that the songs were performed at a concert in August 1938. Publication: vocal score: OUP, 1932 at 3s 6d; rev. edn: OUP, 1960 (in this, the Italian designations were dropped and several amendments added) • WWE vol. 8, pp. 20–35 Bibliography: Steuart Bedford, WWE vol. 8 • Alan Cuckston, ‘The Songs’, CraggsML, pp. 10–12 • Sydney Northcote, Byrd to Britten (London: Baker, 1966), 110 • MT 73 (November 1932), 1036 (D. Hussey); Times, 14 Oct 1932, p. 10; 12 Dec 1932, p. 10; 5 May 1933, p. 12; 11 Nov 1938, p. 12 Recordings: 78, CD Dora Stevens / Hubert Foss. Decca M 489–90 (1941); Dutton Laboratories CDAX 8003 (1993) • ‘Old Sir Faulk’ only: Felicity Lott / Graham Johnson. Chandos CHAN 8722 (1990); CHAN 6653 (2002) • Yvonne Kenny / Malcolm Martineau. Etcetera KTC 1140 (1992) • Kiri Te Kanawa / Richard Amner. Sony SMK 58932 (1993) Note: The three songs originally had an instrumental accompaniment and were part of the Bucolic Comedies (C15). According to Angus Morrison, the second and third songs were close adaptations for singing, instead of speaking voice, of two existing Façade numbers, but the first song, ‘Daphne’, was, in every way, a completely new setting of the poem. He remembers Walton playing it to him and saying that that particular poem had never been satisfactory in the original version and needed the singing voice. Indeed, after 1930 it disappeared from the Façade Entertainment altogether. Other versions C26a Six Songs after Edith Sitwell for high voice and chamber ensemble, orchestrated by Christopher Palmer 1. Daphne; 2. Through Gilded Trellises; 3. Old Sir Faulk; 4. Tango–Pasodoblé; 5. Popular Song; 6. Long Steel Grass (Noche Espagnola) Instrumentation: fl(+ picc).cl(+ bcl).a sax/0.1.0.0/ perc (2: tri, cast, 2wb, glock, sd, tamb)/piano/2cello/ double bass C27 Symphony No. 1 35 Duration: 15 minutes First performance: London, All Saints Church, Tooting, 11 and 12 October 1989 (recording sessions for the Chandos disc, see below) Publication: score and parts on hire: OUP, 1989 Recordings: CD Jill Gomez / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 8824 (1990); CHAN 9426 (1995) C27 Sy m p h o n y No. 1 for orchestra 1. Allegro assai; 2. Presto con malizia; 3. Andante con malinconia; 4. Maestoso—Allegro, brioso ed ardentemente Date of composition: March 1932 to August 1935 Commissioned by: Sir Hamilton Harty for the Hallé Orchestra Holograph: Beinecke: GEN MSS 601 (FRKF 593). The title-page was designed by Rex Whistler (1905–1944). See facsimile in WWE vol. 9. • Early sketches: Foss Archive (Diana Sparkes) • Sketches of discarded material: WilliamWalton archive, Ischia (ID1278) (formerly belonged to Angus Morrison and presented to the museum by his daughter) Instrumentation: 2(II + picc).2.2.2/4.3.3.1/2timp/ perc (2: cym, tamt, sd)/strings Dedication: To the Baroness Imma Doernberg Duration: 43 minutes First performances (first three movements): London, Queen’s Hall, 3 December 1934; London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty • London, Queen’s Hall, 1 April and 2 April 1935 (Courtauld–Sargent concert); London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent First performances (complete): London, Queen’s Hall, 6 November 1935 (BBC Symphony Concerts; first broadcast performance, BBC National Programme); BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty • Birmingham, Town Hall, 22 November 1935; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Heward First American performance: Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 23 and 24 January 1936; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty For perusal purposes only
36 C27 Symphony No. 1 First Promenade Concert performance: London, Queen’s Hall, 11 August 1936; BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by WilliamWalton Other early performances: Philadelphia, Academy of Music, 16 and 17 October 1936; Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. (It is reported that over 200 people walked out during the first performance.) • New York, Carnegie Hall, 20 October 1936; Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy • Toronto, Massey Hall, 3 November 1936; Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ernest MacMillan • Berlin, Deutsch-Englische Gesellschaft Rooms (Bendlerstrasse), 5 November 1936; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leo Borchard (Walton was present at this performance) • Melbourne, Town Hall, 24 September 1937; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Heinz • Edinburgh, Usher Hall, 10 January 1938; Scottish Orchestra, conducted by George Szell • Manchester, Free Trade Hall, 24 February 1938; Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent Publication: full score: OUP, 1936 at 42s (corrected 1968) • miniature score: OUP 1936 at 5s • WWE vol. 9, pp. 1–212 • study score offprinted OUP, 1998 and 2002 Bibliography: David Lloyd-Jones, WWE vol. 9 • David Cox, ‘Walton’s Symphony’, The Symphony, vol. 2: Elgar to the Present Day, ed. Robert Simpson (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1967), 189–96. (Reprinted: Newton Abbot: David and Charles, 1972) • George F. Knight, ‘Walton’s Symphony’, Music 1951, ed. Ralph Hill (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1951), 128–33 • Robert Meikle, ‘Symphony No.1’ in CraggsML, pp. 75–8, 87–91 • Bernard Shore, Sixteen Symphonies (London: Longmans, Green, 1949), 353, 366–87 • BMSJ 2 (1980), 3–14 (P. Stevenson); Chic DTrib, 24 Jan 1936, p. 13 (EB); Elgar Society Journal 17 (April 2011), 62–5 (P. A. Rooke); Gram 30 (February 1953), 227–8 (H. J. Foss); 82 (January 2005), 46–7; Hallé, no.64 (December 1953), 6–9 (H. Ottaway); The Listener, 30 Oct 1935, p. 781 (R. Capell); 22 Jan 1936, p. 190 (‘Jubal’); MG, 4 Dec 1934, p. 12 (W.L.); 7 Nov 1935, p. 10 (N. Cardus); 25 Feb 1938, p. 13 (G.A.H.); MMR 65 (1935), 13; M&L 89 (August 2008), 562–89 (J. P. E. Harper-Scott); MT 76 (January 1935), 65 (WMcN); 76 (December 1935), 1130 (WMcN); 77 (February 1936), 131 (WMcN) 77 (September 1936), 842 (F. Howes); 78 (March 1937), 211–15 (A.Hutchings); 113 (March 1972), 254–7 (H. Ottaway) (July 1972), 668 (letter); 114 (October 1973), 998–9, 1001 (H. Ottaway); NYT, 17 Jan 1936, p. 20 (O. Downes); 21 Oct 1936, p. 34 (H.T.); Phila Inq,17 Oct 1936, p. 5 (L. Martin); RT, 1 Nov 1935, p. 15 (E. Evans); 21 Oct 1938, p. 15 (A.Frank); SReferee, 10 Nov 1936, p. 20 (C. Lambert); SatRev, 8 Dec 1934, p. 508 (H.Hughes); ST, 10 Nov 1935, p. 5 (E. Newman); Times, 3 Oct 1932, p. 12; 4 April 1933, p.14; 31 July 1934, p. 12; 16 Oct 1934, p. 12; 3 Dec 1934, p.12; 4 Dec 1934, p. 12; 1 April 1935, p. 8; 2 April 1935, p. 12; 5 Sept 1935, p. 10; 4 Nov 1935, p. 8; 7 Nov 1935, p. 12; 10 Nov 1936, p. 14; 25 July 1936, p. 12; 27 Oct 1938, p. 12; 24 March 1939, p. 16 Recordings: 78, CD London Symphony Orchestra / Hamilton Harty. Decca X 108–113 (1935); London Enterprise 414 659–1 (1985); Decca CDAX 8003 (1993) LP, CD Philharmonia Orchestra / Walton (recorded Kingsway Hall, London, 17–19 October 1951). HMV ALP1027 (1953); EMI SLS5246 (1982); EMI CHS5 65003 2 (1994) • London Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult. Westminster XWN 18374 (1957); Westminster WST 14012 (1957); Nixa NIXCD 6012 (1989) • Philharmonia Orchestra / Bernard Haitink. EMI ASD 4091 (1982); EMI CZ5 5 73371 2 (1999); EMI Collector’s Edition 4 40859 2 (2012) • Philharmonia Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent. EMI ALP2299 (1967); EMI CDM 7 63269 2 (1989); EMI 6 80502 2 (2012) • London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn. Victor RB 6691 (1967); RCA GD87830 (1988); RCA 74321 92575 2 (2002) • Scottish National Orchestra / Alexander Gibson. Chandos CHAN 8313 (1984); CHAN 6570 (1994) • English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra / Paul Daniel. Naxos 8.553180 (1997) • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8862 (1991); CHAN 9426 (1995) • London Symphony Orchestra / Colin Davis. LSO Live LSO 0681 (2011) Other versions C27a arrangement for pianoforte duet by Herbert Murrill Publication: piano score: OUP 1937 at 7s 6d Bibliography: MT 79 (March 1938), 201 (HG) C27b Salome a ballet with choreography by André Leclair First performance: Antwerp, Royal Flemish Opera House, 18 December 1971 by the Ballet van Vlaanderen; Royal Flemish Opera House Orchestra, conducted by Jan Valach. Dancers included Marie-Louise Wilderijckx, Stefaan Schuller, and Nedko Bochnakov. For perusal purposes only
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