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Walton: Violin Concerto; Portsmouth Point; Suite from Troilu

Modern Dramatic Virtuosic Playful Triumphant
$21.99

Details

Composer
William Walton
Artist
Charlie Lovell-Jones, Sinfonia of London
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Apr 04, 2025
Catalog #
CHSA 5360
UPC
095115536025

About

Sinfonia of London and John Wilson start a new series of recordings of works by Sir William Walton with this album featuring Charlie Lovell-Jones as soloist in the Violin Concerto. Lovell-Jones has soloed with major orchestras internationally, broadcasting on radio and television. As leader of the multi-award-winning Sinfonia of London, he has performed at the BBC Proms and recorded numerous albums, and is the winner of a number of significant international competitions. Commissioned by Jascha Heifetz, the Concerto was premiered in 1939, in America, and was enthusiastically received. Inspired by Walton's friend and lover Alice Wimborne, the work is extremely lyrical and passionate in nature, sporting a wild, virtuosic Tarantella as the second movement. Alice was also a driving force behind the inception of Walton's first grand opera, Troilus and Cressida, composed over almost a decade, largely after her untimely death. Here we hear the four-movement orchestral suite compiled in 1987 by Christopher Palmer, at the instigation of Lady Walton and his lifelong publisher OUP. Walton's overture Portsmouth Point is the earliest work on the album, premiered in 1926.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude and Seascape 06:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude and Seascape
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  2. 2 II. Scherzo 07:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  3. 3 III. The Lovers 08:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. The Lovers
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  4. 4 IV. Finale 06:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  5. 5 I. Andante tranquillo 10:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    10:39
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Charlie Lovell-Jones
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  6. 6 II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana 06:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Charlie Lovell-Jones
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  7. 7 III. Vivace 12:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    12:16
    Composer
    William Walton
    Performer
    Charlie Lovell-Jones
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  8. 8 Portsmouth Point, Overture 05:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Portsmouth Point, Overture
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson