Concerto for Viola and Orchestra : William Walton Edition vol. 12

ISBN-13: 9780193681309 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 350 str.

Opis

This volume prints both of Walton's orchestrations: his initial scoring (1929) and his reduced orchestrations of 1962. It also for the first time restores the solo part as edited by Frederick Riddle, an early soloist and champion of the work, who devised numerous idiomatic phrasings and bowings with the approval of the composer. The volume is completed by critical notes, facsimiles, and an introduction.Full performing material for both orchestrations is available from the Hire Library.

Recenzje

There are many acknowledged ways of playing this piece and this new edition enables the performer to deliver the music with the utmost clarity. There are always still more alternatives, but Wellington's carefully considered bowings have much to commend them . . . All in all, this is a very welcome addition to the library and comes warmly recommended.

O autorze

Sir William Walton was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1902, the son of a choirmaster and a singing-teacher. He became a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and then an undergraduate at the University. His first composition to attract attention was a piano quartet written at the age of sixteen. At Oxford he made the acquaintance of the Sitwells who gave him friendship, moral and financial support and in 1922 he collaborated with Edith in devising the entertainment Belshazzar's Feast. From 1922 to 1927 Walton began to spend an increasing amount of time abroad, notably in Switzerland and Italy. The war years were devoted mainly to writing film and ballet scores and he became established as amongst the greatest composers for the screen.