Walton - Orb and Sceptre
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Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Orb and Sceptre
RecommendedCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada
A thrilling performance, in short, of a powerful work [No. 2] that needs to get off the shelf and into our ears more often. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th March 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2026, Editor's Choice
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British Music Collection - William Walton - The Centenary Edition
RecommendedRobert Cohen (cello), Tasmin Little (violin), Paul Neubauer (viola), Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Decca's four-disc Walton Edition offers consistently fine versions of all the composer's most important orchestral works, some of them unsurpassed, in full, brilliant sound. Andrew Litton, the... —
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Building a Library, March 2002, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, October 2013, First Choice
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A populist programme that does a little bit more than merely provide a superb sonic souvenir for the Abbey’s countless visitors —
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Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Crown Imperial & Orb and Sceptre
Christopher Purves (baritone)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel
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William Walton
Legendary Recordings
Peter Pears and Edith Sitwell, Sir Laurence Olivier
The English Opera Group Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins, Sir William Walton, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Dame Edith Sitwell's simple essential 1954 recording of Façade. With her impeccably clear and unflustered delivery, she relishes every inimitable turn of phrase and inspires a comparably charismatic... —
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There is more than enough here to excite anyone with a taste for spectacular organ pyrotechnics. —
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William Walton London Concert
Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, 1982
Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Thomas Allen (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Andre Previn
Walton visibly moved - performances that were special indeed —
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Album
Royal Music from Westminster Abbey
Martin Baker & Iain Simcock (organ)
Westminster Abbey Choir, London Brass & English Chamber Orchestra, Martin Neary (director)
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