Ischian Labourer
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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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.
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William Walton
Cello Concerto
Performer: Cello: Tim Hugh Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel
- NAXOS 8.554325 4-6.
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William Walton
Symphony No. 2
Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel
- NAXOS 8.553402.
- 7.
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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.
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William Walton
Cello Concerto
Performer: Cello: Tim Hugh Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel
- NAXOS 8.554325 4-6.
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William Walton
Symphony No. 2
Performer: English Northern Philharmonia Performer: Conductor: Paul Daniel
- NAXOS 8.553402.
- 7.
Broadcasts
- Thu 4 Feb 201012:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 4 Feb 201022:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 9 Feb 201212:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 9 Feb 201218:30BBC Radio 3
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