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Live from the Royal Festival Hall.
William Walton 's centenary celebrations continue with a programme which includes his lyrical and captivating cello concerto, the orchestrally virtuosic Partita and one of the greatest English symphonic achievements - his Symphony No 1. Steven Isserlis (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox Walton Partita for orchestra; Cello Concerto
8.20 Twenty Minutes: Oldham Then and Now
Novelist Peter Kalu , who lives in Oldham, charts the town's changing fortunes and asks whether by drawing on its cultural heritage, of which Walton is an important part, Oldham can reinvent itself.
8.40 Walton Symphony No 1

Contributors

Unknown:
William Walton
Cello:
Steven Isserlis
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Conductor:
Walton Partita
Unknown:
Peter Kalu
Source: Radio Times

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