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Composer of the Week

Ischian Labourer

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Duration: 1 hour

Critical failure was something Walton had long foreseen: after the war came his most difficult years as a composer, although this was tempered by his blissful self-imposed exile, with his new wife, on the Italian island of Ischia.

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  • Artist Image for Sir William Walton

    Sir William Walton Troilus and Cressida

    Performer: Cressida: Judith Howarth Performer: Troilus: Arthur Davies Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Richard Hickox

    , CHANDOS CHAN 9370/1, 17-19

  • Artist Image for Sir William Walton

    Sir William Walton Cello Concerto

    Performer: Cello: Tim Hugh Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel

    NAXOS 8.554325 4-6, 4-6

  • Artist Image for Sir William Walton

    Sir William Walton Symphony No. 2

    Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel

    , NAXOS 8.553402, 7

  • Artist Image for Sir William Walton

    Sir William Walton Troilus and Cressida

    Performer: Act 2 Sc 1(end of) and 2 Performer: Cressida: Judith Howarth Performer: Troilus: Arthur Davies Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Richard Hickox

    CHANDOS CHAN 9370/1, 17-19

  • Artist Image for Sir William Walton

    Sir William Walton Cello Concerto

    Performer: Cello: Tim Hugh Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel

    NAXOS 8.554325 4-6, 4-6

  • Artist Image for Sir William Walton

    Sir William Walton Symphony No. 2

    Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel

    , NAXOS 8.553402, 7

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