Viola Concerto / Partita for Orchestra / Sonata for String Orchestra

Viola Concerto / Partita for Orchestra / Sonata for String Orchestra

William Walton; James Ehnes, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

TypeAlbum
ReleasedApril 2018
LabelChandos
Genre
Classical
Style
Neo-Romantic

Tracks

# Title Popular Duration
1 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1928 – 29, revised 1936 – 37 and 1961) To Christabel: I. Andante comodo – Con spirito – Meno mosso – Inquietamente – [Con spirito] – Lento – A tempo I ma più lento 7:50
2 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1928 – 29, revised 1936 – 37 and 1961) To Christabel: II. Vivo, e molto preciso – Risoluto – Risoluto – A tempo più mosso 4:04
3 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1928 – 29, revised 1936 – 37 and 1961) To Christabel: III. Allegro moderato – Meno mosso [Tempo II] – A tempo [più mosso] – Meno mosso [A tempo I] – A tempo più mosso – A tempo II – Animato – Risoluto – Più mosso [Tempo I] – Allargamente – Più allargamente – A tempo [II] – Meno mosso 11:44
4 Sonata for String Orchestra (1971): I. Allegro – Con moto – Più mosso – Più agitato poco a poco – Poco più mosso – [A tempo I] – Agitato – A tempo I – A tempo poco meno mosso 8:34
5 Sonata for String Orchestra (1971): II. Presto 4:11
6 Sonata for String Orchestra (1971): III. Lento – Più mosso, a tranquillo – A tempo poco più mosso – Animato – (A tempo I) – A tempo II (poco più mosso) 8:59
7 Sonata for String Orchestra (1971): IV. Allegro molto – Poco più animato – Poco a poco più animato 4:32
8 Partita for Orchestra (1957) To George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra: I. Toccata. Brioso – Poco meno mosso – A tempo [I] – [ ] – A tempo subito – Con moto – Poco meno mosso – A tempo [I] – [ ] – A tempo subito 4:33
9 Partita for Orchestra (1957) To George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra: II. Pastorale Siciliana. Andante comodo – Più animato – Meno mosso poco a poco – A tempo I – Più animato 6:11
10 Partita for Orchestra (1957) To George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra: III. Giga Burlesca. Allegro gioviale 4:59
 10 tracks, 1 hr 5 min

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