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Richard III, Macbeth, Major Barbara - The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner. Speaker: John Gielgud (1991)

Classical, 20th Century

The final volume in Chandos's brilliant series of Walton's film scores offers the world première recording of his music from Richard III (1955), the third entry in Laurence Olivier's Shakespearean triptych. Though the music was always well-regarded as part of Olivier's classic film, arranger Christopher Palmer gives the score a fresh lease on life through a newly conceived, 10-movement scenario for orchestra. Adding immeasurably to the impact is the narration by John Gielgud, who presides over Walton's simultaneously heroic and introspective score in full command of his formidable vocal instrument. A brief, six-minute suite from Gielgud's wartime production of Macbeth is also impressive. Anticipating Walton's score for Henry V (1944), the suite features pseudo-Elizabethan dance music, a fanfare, and a haunting funeral march. Gabriel Pascal's Major Barbara (1941) was a caustic comedy starring Wendy Hiller, whose efforts to save souls in the Salvation army are upstaged by her money-wielding father (Robert Morley). Walton's music accentuates the film's heartfelt aspects, most notably in a Ravelian waltz for children. His grand choral work, Belshazzar's Feast, influences a key factory scene, while a gorgeous love theme underscores Hiller's romance with suitor Rex Harrison. By the time the grand finale is reached, every Waltonian is completely grateful for Palmer's efforts in realising this exemplary series.

Track List:

01. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - Prelude (3.11)

02. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - Coronation (5.09)

03. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - 'Now is the winter of our discontent' (4.14)

04. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - The Wooing (4.24)

05. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - The Prince of Wales (5.03)

06. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - Elegy (3.16)

07. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - The Princes in the Tower (2.30)

08. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - Nightmare (6.17)

09. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - Bosworth Field (5.20)

10. Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario - Death of Richard and Finale (4.16)

11. Macbeth - Fanfare and March (5.53)

12. Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence for Orchestra - Titles (2.13)

13. Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence for Orchestra - Undershaft's Factory and his 'Garden Suburb' (3.17)

14. Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence for Orchestra - Love-scene (3.48)

15. Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence for Orchestra - End Titles and Play-out (1.13)

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