William Walton Catalogue

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First performance: 24 January 1922 (only performance) Ass-face (‘Ass-face drank’) First performance: 12 June 1923 (only performance) Clown Argheb’s Song (‘Clown Argheb the honey-bee’) First performance: 12 June 1923 (only performance) Serenade [instrumental] First performance: 12 June 1923 (only performance) Gone Dry (‘Admiral Kingcum was a seaman rare’) First performance: 12 June 1923 (only performance) See Neil Ritchie, ‘Gone Dry: An unpublished Façade poem’, The Book Collector 48/3 (autumn 1999), 459–61, n. 570. Dark Song (‘The fire was furry as a bear’) First performance: 12 June 1923 (only performance) Mazurka (‘God Pluto is a kindly man; the children ran’) First performance: 29 June 1926; part reconstructed performance, Australia 16 October 1987. Beinecke: GEN MSS 601 (FRKF 638h). Derived Works and other Versions C12a Ballet in One Act (Based on the Entertainment) Choreographed by Frederick Ashton First performance: Snape, Suffolk, Maltings, 28 July 1972 (an evening of opera and ballet in honour of the 70th birthday of William Walton). Peter Pears (reciter), Artists of the Royal Ballet with Christopher Nicholls (fl, picc), Thea King (cl, bcl), Stephen Trier (a sax), Philip Jones (tpt), Bernard Richards (vc), and James Holland (perc), conducted by David Taylor. First London performance: London, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 9 October 1972, with the same performers. Reviewed, DT, 11 Oct 1972, p. 15 (R. Henderson). C12b Ballet Choreographed and directed by Lindsay Kemp with the assistance of David Houghton. The dancers recited the poems. Late in 1981 Jack Buckley of the British Council in Rome had suggested to Lindsay Kemp a production of Façade to celebrate Walton’s approaching 80th birthday. First performance: Milan, Teatro Nuovo (under the auspices of Teatro alla Scala), 5 February 1983. Dancers C12 Façade 15 and the Koenig Ensemble conducted by Richard Dickens. Scenery and costumes by Emanuele Luzzati. First London performance: London, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 24 October 1983, with the same performers. C12c Façade: [First] Suite for Orchestra 1. Polka (changed from F to E major) 2. Valse 3. Swiss Jodelling Song (Lento) 4. Tango-Pasodoblé (Lento) (changed from F to E♭ major) 5. Tarantella–Sevillana (changed from E♭ major to E major, considerably lengthened, and new tune added in 3/4 time, as well as a quotation from ‘Through Gilded Trellises’). In the holograph, the Polka is placed third. Holograph: HRHRC. This manuscript was sold at Sotheby’s in London on 15 June 1960, having been presented by the composer to a sale of printed books and manuscripts on behalf of the Friends of the National Libraries. Instrumentation: 2(II + picc).2(II + ca).2.2–4 (3 + 4 opt) /2.1.1/ timp/perc (3: tri, cyms, sus cym, cast, glock, xyl, sd, bd, tamb, rattle)/strings Duration: 11 minutes First performance: London, Lyceum Theatre, 3 December 1926 (season of Russian ballet). The resident orchestra, conducted by William Walton. This suite was used as a symphonic interlude (without No. 3) when the Berners– Sitwell ballet The Triumph of Neptune (see C20) was first performed, and was repeated on 4 and 10 December 1926. Other early performances: London, Arts Theatre Club, Great Newport Street, 5 July 1928. Arts Theatre Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Edward Clark. Leeds, Town Hall, 6 October 1928 (Leeds Triennial Music Festival). London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Boston, Massachusetts, Symphony Hall, 24 June 1931 (first USA performance). Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler (‘Tango–Pasodoblé’, ‘Swiss Jodelling Song’, and ‘Polka’). London, Queen’s Hall, 30 September 1933 (Promenade Concert; broadcast by the BBC). BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Walton. Publication: Study score: OUP, 1936 at 7s 6d For perusal purposes only

16 C12 Façade Score and parts on hire: OUP WWE, vol. 18, pp. 1–69; offprinted 2009 Bibliography: • David Lloyd-Jones, WWE vol. 18 • MG, 7 July 1928, p. 19 (E.B.); MT 77 (1936), 614 (W. McNaught); Times, 6 Dec 1926, p. 12; 5 Sept 1928, p. 10 Recordings: see under 12g below C12d Suite from Façade arranged for concert wind band by Watanabe Publication: available from Music Supply Tokyo C12e Suite from Façade arrangement for military band by Gerrard Williams Commissioned by: BBC for the Wireless Military Band First performance: London, BBC Studios, 15 January 1933 (broadcast on the National Programme). BBC Wireless Military Band, conducted by B. Walton O’Donnell. It was repeated (London Regional Programme) on 20 February 1934. Publication: unpublished C12f Second Suite for Orchestra 1. Fanfare 2. Scotch Rhapsody 3. Country Dance 4. Noche Espagñola (originally ‘Long Steel Grass’) (transposed up a semitone) 5. Popular Song 6. Old Sir Faulk (transposed down a tone) (Nos. 1,2,3, and 5 orchestrated by Lambert) Holograph: Beinecke: GEN MSS 601 (FRKF 638). Instrumentation: 2(II + picc).2.ca.asax(opt).2.2/2.2.1.0/ timp/perc (1–2: tri, sus cym, cast, wb, 3 Chinese blocks, sd, bd, tamb)/strings Duration: 11 minutes First performance: New York, Carnegie Hall, 30 March 1938 (the 3,401st concert of the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York). New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli. (The ‘Tango– Pasodoblé’ from the First Suite replaced ‘Old Sir Faulk’.) First London performance: London, Queen’s Hall, 10 September 1938 (Promenade Concert; broadcast by the BBC on the London Regional Service). BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henry Wood. Other early performances: London, Queen’s Hall, 26 August 1939. BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Walton. Bristol, Colston Hall, 13 May 1941 (broadcast by the BBC). Hallé Orchestra, conducted by William Walton. Publication: Study score: OUP 1938 at 6s Score and parts on hire: OUP WWE vol. 18. Score and parts offprinted 2009. Bibliography: • David Lloyd-Jones, WWE vol. 18. • MT 79 (1938), 780–81 (E. Evans); NYHT, 31 March 1938, p. 11 (L. Gilman); Times, 12 Sept 1938, p. 10; 28 Aug 1939, p. 8. Recordings: • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Walton (recorded No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 5 March 1936; nos. 9 and 11 recorded 25 October 1938). Nos 1–8 and 10: HMV C2836–7 (1936). Nos 9 and 11: HMV C 3042 (1939); EMI ED 29 0715 1 (1986); CDH7 63381 2 (1992) • Suites 1 and 2: Philharmonia Orchestra / Walton (recorded Kingsway Hall, London, 20 April and 26 March 1957). Columbia 33C1054 (mono), (1958); Columbia SED 5556 (1958); EMI HQM 1006 (mono) (1965); EMI SLS 5236 (1982); EMI CHS 5 65003 2 (1994) • Suites 1 and 2: Philharmonia Orchestra / Constant Lambert. Columbia 33SX1003 (mono from DX 1734–6), (1953); SOMM 023 (2002) • Eight numbers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent. EMI ALP 1873 (1961); EMI SXLP 30114 (1968); SLS 5073 (1977) • English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones: Hyperion CDA 66436 (1991) • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Louis Frémaux: EMI ASD3317 (1977); EMI CDM7 64201 2 (1992); EMI 7243 5 75796 2 (2003); EMI 6 80506 2 (2012); EMI Collector’s Edition 4 40864 2 (2012) • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jan Latham-Koenig. Chandos CHAN 9148 (1993); CHAN 9426 (1995) Note: A Suite was broadcast by the BBC on 3 July 1931 (BBC Orchestra, conducted by Constant Lambert) which consisted of eight numbers, those from the first published suite together with ‘Fanfare’, ‘Scots [sic] Rhapsody’, and ‘Popular Song’. For perusal purposes only