Walton conducts Walton: The 1964 New Zealand Tour
Sir William Walton (1902-1983)

DISC A
God Save the Queen
Violin Concerto (1938-39, revised 1943)
Partita for Orchestra (1957)

DISC B
Symphony No. 1 (1935)
‘Touch her soft lips and part' and ‘Death of Falstaff' from the film score to Henry V (1943-44) 

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Sir William Walton, conductor
Berl Senofsky, violin

BRIDGE 9133A/B (Two CDs for the price of 1)

These historic performances, recorded by The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, are being released for the first time through an agreement between the NZBC and Bridge Records. Recorded during Sir William Walton's seven concert New Zealand tour in 1964, this two disc set is being sold for the discounted price of one CD. The first CD opens with Walton leading a magisterial 'God Savethe Queen' and segues into an impassioned reading of his romantic Violin Concerto. Walton was reportedly 'overjoyed' to be working again with the American violinist Berl Senofsky, who had performed the concerto under his baton with the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestras. Walton's sparkling Partita is given an exhilarating reading to bring the first CD to its conclusion. Disc B is given over to a major composition—Walton's Symphony No. 1. As encores, Disc B concludes with two short string orchestra pieces from Walton's historic Henry V film collaboration with Laurence Olivier.

Also available on Bridge:
Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 15; Berl Senofsky, violin, Gary Graffman, piano; BRIDGE 9118