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William Walton (1902-1983)
Episode 4 of 5: A Post-War Fight

Donald Macleod explores how Walton struggled to prove his place as Britain's pre-eminent composer, as new rivals came to the fore.

The emergence of Benjamin Britten, whose dazzling successes culminated in 1945 with the opera Peter Grimes, saw Walton under pressure to prove that he hadn't fallen out of fashion. There was a suspicion that Walton's work during the war writing propaganda music for the Ministry of Information had dulled his powers. Walton started on a his first stage work reasoning that "I thought it was not a good thing for British opera to have only one opera by one composer".

As he fought to restore his reputation, Walton was also suffering great personal grief; the love of his life was terminally ill and her death would haunt him for the rest of his days.

00:01
Sir William Walton
Troilus And Cressida - Andante tranquillo
Singer: Judith Howarth
Singer: Arthur Davies
Orchestra: Northern Philharmonia
Conductor: Richard Hickox

00:07
Sir William Walton
Sonata For Violin And Piano
Performer: Yehudi Menuhin
Performer: Hephzibah Menuhin

00:21
Sir William Walton
Coronation Te Deum For Chorus, Orchestra And Organ
Performer: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Francis Grier
Performer: Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
Conductor: Louis Frémaux

00:33
Sir William Walton
Troilus And Cressida - extracts
Singer: Judith Howarth
Singer: Arthur Davies
Orchestra: Northern Philharmonia
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Singer: Nigel Robson

00:44
Sir William Walton
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra - Lento - allegro molte
Performer: Jamie Walton
Orchestra: Philharmonia
Conductor: Alexander Briger

First broadcast: 06 Aug 2015 (b06407r0)
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