Walton-Between the Wars William Walton was 16 when the First World War ended, and the music in this week's programmes ranges from the Piano Quartet he completed in 1919, through
Façade and the Viola Concerto (which brought him universal recognition) to the mature Violin Concerto of 1939. Overture: Portsmouth, Point: LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by THE COMPOSER t.12* Piano Quartet (mono) ROBERT MASTERS PIANO QUARTET
9.40* Façade (excerpts) CATHY BERBERIAN ROBERT TEAR
Ensemble conducted by STEUART BEDFORD : records