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ID: TPDVD113 (EAN: 604388703227) | 1 DVD
- LABEL:
- Tony Palmer
- Subcollection:
- Biography Movie
- Composers:
- WALTON, William
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Interprets:
- PALMER, Tony
- Ensembles:
- Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford | Goldsmith Choral Union | Grimethorpe Colliery Band | Highgate Choral Society | Los Paraguayos | Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductors:
- HOWARTH, Elgar | PRESTON, Simon | RATTLE, Sir Simon
- Other info:
This award-winning 1981 film is a revealing and moving portrait of the great composer. Supported by archive material, extracts from many of his works, and interviews with Lady Susana Walton, Laurence Olivier, and Sacheverell Sitwell, Walton reflects on his own journey from Oldham in Lanchashire to his island home on Ischia in Italy where he died in 1983. Yehudi Menuhin, Julian Bream, Iona Brown, Ralph Kirschbaum, Yvonne Kenny, John shirley-Quirt, and Carmen de Sautoy appear with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle, Grimethorpe Colliery Band conducted by Elgar Howart, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford conducted by Simon Preston, the Goldsmith Choral Union & Highgate Choral Society, and Los Paraguayos.
Note:
A video profile of Sir William Walton, one of Britain`s most beloved composers. Contains over 20 pieces of music including Belshazzar`s Feast, the coronation music for King George VI entitled Crown Imperial, and the music he composed for Olivier`s roles of Hamlet, Richard III, and Henry V.
Performance Credits
Julian Bream -(Films)
Iona Brown -
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Carmen De Sautoy
The Goldsmith Choral Union
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Highgate Choral Society
Yvonne Kenny
Ralph Kirshbaum
Yehudi Menuhin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sitwell Sacheverell
John Shirley-Quirk
William Walton - Interviewee
Susana Walton
Elgar Howarth - Conductor
Simon Preston -Conductor
Simon Rattle - Conductor
Technical Credits
Tony Palmer Director, Editor
Rob Ayling Executive Producer
Paul Carr Sound Mixer
Bill Rowe Sound Mixer
Format: Color, Digitally Re-Mastered, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English, Soundtrack English
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
Region: NTSC, All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Format : DVD
Studio: Tony Palmer Films
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
Run Time: 99 minutes
Rating: NR
| Scene Index | | | At the Haunted End of the Day | | | 1. | Childhood | 8:55 | | | 2. | Oxford - Drop, Drop, Slow Tears | 8:35 | | | 3. | London & the Sitwells - Façade | 8:47 | | | 4. | Italy | 4:26 | | | 5. | London - Portsmouth Point | 3:18 | | | 6. | Viola Concerto | 5:16 | | | 7. | Belshazzar's Feast | 6:14 | | | 8. | Crown Imperial - War Years | 6:48 | | | 9. | First Symphony - Marriage | 8:49 | | | 10. | Ischia - Bagatelle No. 3 | 7:48 | | | 11. | Henry V - Laurence Olivier | 5:20 | | | 12. | Violin Concerto | 9:10 | | | 13. | Troilus and Cressida | 5:29 | | | 14. | Final Years - Cello Concerto | 9:50 | | A preeminent figure in 20th century music, William Turner Walton O.M. (1902-1983) raised the bar for composers from Britain. Turner excelled at traditional symphony and operatic composition, as well as scoring for motion pictures. This award-winning 1981 biographical production features segments from nearly two dozen of Walton's most famous works, including "Belshazzar's Feast" and "Crown Imperial" (written for the coronation of King George VI). It also features selections from scores for Sir Laurence Olivier's productions of Shakespeare's Richard III, Hamlet, and Henry V.
˜ Steve Blackburn, Rovi All Movie Guide
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