William Walton (arr. Palmer): A Wartime Sketchbook (1941-42/1990)
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by / Academia de San Martín en los Campos dirigida por Sir Neville Marriner.
1. Prologue (0:00)
2. Bicycle chase / Persecución en Bicicleta (4:58)
3. Refugees / Refugiados (6:46)
4. Gay Berlin / Berlín Alegre (10:36)
5. Foxtrots (14:43)
6. Lovers / Amantes (18:00)
7. Striptease (21:00)
8. Epilogue (22:52)
William Walton is by far the most recognized British composer after Elgar. He was an especially prolific composer for orchestra, stage and films, collaborating with film/stage star Laurence Oliver occasionally, but very specifically in his adaptation for film of Shakespeare’s Henry V. It was during this period, more specifically WWII that Walton composed music for patriotic films such as Next of Kin, Went the Day Well and The Foreman went to France, which became historical primary sources after the conflict. However, the music of these films was never released as such and so musicologist and composer Christopher Palmer (1946-1995) arranged them in this attractive suite which showcases some of the most distinctive vignettes of civilian life during the dreadful conflict.
William Walton es por mucho el compositor británico más reconocido posterior a Elgar. Fue un compositor prolífico tanto para la orquesta como para el escenario y para las películas, ocasionalmente colaborando con la estrella de cine y teatro Laurence Oliver pero sobre todo durante su adaptación para cine del clásico Enrique V de Shakespeare. Fue durante este tiempo, más específicamente la 2GM que Walton compuso música para películas patrióticas como Next of Kin, Went the Day Well y The Foreman went to France, mismas que se volvieron documentos históricos para explicar el conflicto. No obstante, la música de estas películas nunca fue analizada totalmente y por ello el musicólogo y compositor Christopher Palmer (1946-1995) las arregló en esta atractiva suite que pone en escena algunas de las escenas más distintivas de la vida civil durante aquel devastador conflicto.
Image/imagen: The Blitz, our London Docks. / La Blitz sobre el muelle de Londres. Charles Pears. 1940.
Not everything Walton wrote was great. But when Walton was on his game he is legitimately writing some of the best music of the 20th century. The Prologue and the two foxtrots are such a game day
A new piece of Walton for me. A great listen. Thks for the post.
The wartime film music of William Walton is difficult to find now.
'Went the Day Well' & 'The Foreman went to France' contain some of his best work. Good to hear this.
I ADORE THIS cute Foxtrots.
I miss you. I played this music in the selection wind music meet of Hamamatsu by wind music arrangement! I still hear it in favorite music.
A new piece of Walton for me too. Wonderful music. Walton should have written more foxtrots IMHO
Fantastic
Really great! Utterly great music from Willy Walton. I especially like Bicycle Chase & Foxtrots! CHEERS!
Why is he always overshadowed by Elgar & Vaughan Williams ? This is just terrific, as good as it gets !
WONDERFUL. The percussion is solid and lively. Thank you, WW.
I have never heard this music. It's just great fun. Thanks for posting
Great composition and excellent orchestration ! Thanks a lot!
Foxtrots, my favorite section, starts at around 14:45! Two tunes here. So groovy! Love the way the movements are so easily accessed by clicking on the time. :)
That must have meant pushing it a bit for the Academy of St Martin's.
@@gerritliskow2399 Gadzookers, Walton was so good! Reminds me of Popular Song from his Facade Suite. Same kind of humor. I'm working on some variations of my own music in a Dance Suite about the woods area near me. Small ensemble instruments.
There's some wonderful music in this suite but I agree the Foxtrots were a revelation. They should have been used in the for 1997 TV serialization of A Dance To The Music Of Time
utterly fantastic. Never heard it played with such gusto! Some of it is in the recording. Some in the arrangement! I've heard other versions, but they don't beat this for feeling! CHEERS!
Il y a très peu de commentaires en Français mais le mien est largement en faveur de la musique Britannique. J'aime beaucoup.
Merci! Et moi, j'aime beaucoup la musique française, et j'admire la façon dont elle a évolu presqu'à l'écart des modes internationales.
THANKS! I've been searching for this.
me parecen estupendas las tres obras q conozco de este compositor aunque amo la música clásica nunca abia escuchado de él hasta el pasado domingo en la estación cultural de universidad nicolíita con otra obra q ojala se pudiera subir al you tube la obra es alondra silvestre gracias
Went the day well
A lot of William Walton's work is difficult to find. Have to say The Prologue is equally impressive played on a large organ. Same applies to Walton's Spitfire fugue which was originally an orchestral piece.
Nunca había escuchado ésta obra, muchas gracias
Just occurred to me that the root melody of Foxtrots sure sounds like "Goodbye, Jimmy Goodbye," a sort of folk song. Anyone else note that? It is obvious in the last section of the song at about 16:25. :)
The tune he uses there is from the song "All Over the Place" by Andrew Eyton and Noel Gay, which was popular in the UK at the time, as it was apparently used in a wartime Tommy Trinder film. "Goodbye, Jimmy Goodbye" wasn't written till the late '50s, but there is a bit of a similarity in the melody - I see what you mean! Maybe the former indirectly inspired the latter? Here's a link to "All Over the Place" for a comparison: ua-cam.com/video/9xxxVzrReXQ/v-deo.html
@@michaelcharlton8896 Thanks! Just discovered your reply!
Surely Britains foremost C20 composer ?
Overshadowed by 'Battle of Britain' unfortunately, this music from his wartime work is up there with his best work although sadly now largely unknown. Our foremost C20 composer ?
I think so.
I've always thought Walton is hugely underrated, and light years ahead of the likes of Britten, hugely and unfairly overrated. Foremest C20 composer...'fraid not, you're forgetting George Lloyd, and Havergal Brian!
@@austenpinkerton5377 Ah yes, thank you for reminding me of the massive body of work left by Havergal Brian !
@@paulputnam8211 Well yes Paul, a massive body iof work indeed....but look at the range, examples of almost every musical form to mention, from small intimate pieces to works of immense scale. These are the hallmarks of a giant, and I firmly believe however ignored he is and has been, that will not always be the case. Leopold Stokowski was no fool, he saw Brian for who he was, as Walt Disney knew when he used Stokowski for Fantasia.
What about RVW?
Love Walton quoting Wagner's "Siegfried" motiv at 13:00. Berlin never was gayer 😆
22:25
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As much as adore Walton's music, I have to disagree with the synopsis above that states he is "by far the most recognized British composer after Elgar" surely that must be RVW. Who was arguably better than Elgar himself. Check out the RVW Society.
Both Britten and Tippett were way above Walton lol. RVW was very good, too.
Walton is by far a more creative composer. Elgar is stodgy. Walton is life!
Shostakovich laments the horrors of war while Walton gleefully celebrates war. I find that to be disgusting.
He was doing a job. The films were made to inspire the population at a very difficult time in our history & some uplifting music was required. Walton supplied it.
@@paulputnam8211 I completely agree. Walton is not celebrating war no more than the serene Vaughan Williams Symphony #5 written and premiered during WWII celebrated war.
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Absolutely! Walton is not glorifying war, but inspiring resistance to an evil dictator Adolph Hitler. Which with many allies we did. Otherwise we would have allowed the world to fall into a ‘nightmare’ - to quote Churchill.
The programme note aptly describes these pieces as "vignettes of civilian life during this dreadful conflict". The films for which Walton provided music focused on life on the home front and people's resolve to maintain some semblance of normal life during WWII.
Sorry Mr Logan but you have completely missed the point. Walton isn't "gleefully celebrating" war or anything else. Civilian life went on during WW2. (My late mother had fond memories of dancing the foxtrot with off-duty Polish fighter pilots). This suite is mainly taken from music Walton was commissioned to write for films about life on the "home front".