(1902-83)
Behind the Facade
Facade was initially badly received by the critics, but the entertainment which the English composer devised with poet Edith Sitwell became one of his most popular and enduring works. Sandy Burnett explores the many versions Walton made of the music, and some of his other masterpieces. 1: Fanfare - from Oldham to Oxford Polka (Fagade) Constant Lambert
(speaker), ensemble conducted by the Composer
Litany Choir of Trinity College,
Cambridge, director Richard Marlow Crown Imperial CBSO, conductor Louis Fremaux
Facade Edith Sitwell and Peter Pears (speakers), English Opera Group
Ensemble, conductor Anthony Collins Producer Brian Jackson
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm
SOUNDING THE CENTURY