English Northern Philharmonia From Huddersfield Town
Hall, a concert celebrating
Walton's two major contributions to the English choral tradition. The
Gloria was composed to mark the 125th anniversary of the Huddersfield Choral Society in 1961, and Belshazzar's Feast was a BBC commission first heard at the 1931 Leeds Festival. Both were conducted by Malcolm Sargent.
Conductor Paul Daniel , Louise Winter (mezzo), Nigel Robson (tenor), Jonathan Summers (bass) Walton Gloria
Holloway Concerto for Orchestra No 2
8.25 Beehernz
A story by Penelope Fitzgerald commissioned by Radio 3 and BBC Music Magazine. Once upon a time, there was an old, reclusive composer who just had to be lured out of retirement. Reader David Troughton.
8.45 Walton Belshazzar 's Feast
SOUNDING THE CENTURY