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Sir William Walton
12+ albums
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Sir William Turner Walton, OM (29th March 1902–8th March 1983) was an English composer and conductor. His style was influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius and jazz, and is characterised by rhythmic vitality, bittersweet harmony, sweeping Romantic melody, and brilliant orchestration. His output includes orchestral and choral works, chamber music ,and ceremonial music, as well as notable film scores. His earliest works, especially Edith Sitwell's Façade, brought him notoriety as a modernist, but it was with orchestral symphonic works and the oratorio Belshazzar's Feast that he gained international recognition. He was knighted in 1951 and admitted to the Order of Merit in 1967. He died in Ischia, Italy, where he had settled in 1949. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Allegramente
2702Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
2133Henry V - Suite (arr. Mathieson) (1994 Digital Remaster): 1. Overture: The Globe Playhouse
1404Musette In D Major 'Anna Magdalena
1315Henry V - Suite (arr. Mathieson) (1994 Digital Remaster): 4. Touch her soft lips and part
1296Violin Concerto (revised version) (1994 Digital Remaster): II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - Trio (Canzonetta) - Tempo I
1097Cantico del Sole
1028Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
949Henry V - Suite (arr. Mathieson) (1994 Digital Remaster): 2. Passacaglia: The Death of Falstaff
9310Crown Imperial
79albums
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Walton: Henry V - Scenes from the film, and other film music
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Piano Quartet / String Quartet
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100 Best 20th Century Classics
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Halcyon Days: A Treasury Of British Light Music
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Classical Moods - 100 Top Classical Favorites of All Time
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Spitfire Prelude and Fugue / Sinfonia concertante
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The RPO plays - The Last Night Of The Proms
Battle Of Britain
Walton conducts Walton: Symphony No. 1, Belshazzar's Feast etc
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Top 100 British Classical Favourites
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The Best Classical Music You've Never Heard
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As You Like It / Hamlet