Walton "Belshazzar's Feast" - Andrew Davis conducts

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5 жыл бұрын

This splendid performance of Sir William Walton's most celebrated cantata was given in the spectacular surroundings of Leeds Town Hall in 1999. The BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and the Leeds Festival Chorus with Willard White, baritone, were conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. It was the Leeds Festival Chorus who, with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Malcolm Sargent, had premiered the work in 1931, and here they are again, a few generations later!

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@danieldekok6949 Ай бұрын

I can't get over the crispness and precision of this chorus--and they have the right sound for this piece. Bravo to all involved!

@DeltaRana4 11 ай бұрын

I was fortunate to be at the recording of this event in 1999. It was played through fully twice!

@AdamMusicWorld 3 жыл бұрын

Shoutout to that tambourine player. Whoever he is, he rocks!

@danieldekok6949 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. Just Wow. Bravo. I've been on the verge of tears/sobbing like a baby for the last ten minutes. Live would have been a foretaste of heaven.

@marcallen4532 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't sob, but I'm wiping the tears from my eyes! Just a brilliant performance.

@mozartmahler61 Жыл бұрын

Il capolavoro di un grandissimo compositore. Per me questa è la migliore esecuzione. Grandi Williard White e Andrew Davis. E un 'bravissimo" ai cori ed ai loro Maestri preparatori... È un pezzo corale difficilissimo!!

@michaelm2441 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, riveting performance ! I wish I could have been there to hear it live.

@DeltaRana4 4 жыл бұрын

I was there on the balcony with my mum and dad - it was a free performance for those who held season tickets for concerts in Leeds Town Hall that year. They played it once through then we had an intermission for refreshments, then they had another full performance followed by a few short retakes for alternative camera angles etc. Leeds Town Hall never looked as lovely - the BBC lit it beautifully. Fond memories.

@AdamMusicWorld 3 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing!

@dr.kenmahood4917 2 ай бұрын

FINALLY !!!! someone conducted this correct.....Great performance Mr. Davis.

@benmatson9901 Жыл бұрын

1. Thus Spake Isaiah 0:14 2. By the waters of Babylon 1:20 [7 before 1] - piu mosso [2nd of 11] 8:33 3. Babylon was a great city (solo) 10:31 [solo before 15] 4. In Babylon, Belshazzar the King made a great feast 11:31 [15] 5. Praise ye 14:20 [25] -[4th of 26] 15:00 6. Thus in Babylon, the mighty city 19:15 [41] 7. And in that same hour (solo) 22:20 [solo before 52] 8. Then sing aloud to God our strength 23:59 [54] 9. The trumpeters and pipers were silent 28:10 [65, choir solo] 10. Then sing aloud to God our strength 29:25 [67]

@huddan6137 Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a fiery performance at such an exhilarating tempo!

@zelda7239 Жыл бұрын

The music and setting is incredible. Thank you

@operaFan-tn8ng 3 ай бұрын

Well they certainly did a great job of that performance. It was brilliant!

@mrscoles100 3 ай бұрын

What a pleasure to play

@berlinzerberus 5 жыл бұрын

An exquisite performance!

@marywhite4249 3 жыл бұрын

brilliant specially reading the book of daniel fromt eh bible at the same time..

@andreapandypetrapan 10 ай бұрын

Much of the sensuous "creepiness" and exotic orchestral timbres of the "In that same hour" (starting 22:18) are borrowed directly from passages in the Rite of Spring. However, there's nothing wrong with a little judicious stealing, as, for instance, Picasso repeatedly exemplified. Love, andrea

@steveegallo3384 9 ай бұрын

@andypandypeterpan4062 -- Yes! BRAVI from Acapulco!

@wynpencarreg7535 Жыл бұрын

This is a great interpretation

@mtom77 2 жыл бұрын

Veramente bello

@xoio Жыл бұрын

Marvellous! Pity this isn't in HD.

@elliotkey7961 9 ай бұрын

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@JohanHerrenberg 5 жыл бұрын

Stirring!

@cynthiafittro3198 24 күн бұрын

This is absolutely fantastic in every aspect - love it!!!!

@peterwimsey1 5 жыл бұрын

in the original broadcast did they really ruin it with that musical box at the end ?

@adam28xx 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's exactly how it ended, with the musical box playing "Popular Song" from Walton's "Facade" Suite.

@thinkOfMeAsAClassicalMusician Ай бұрын

It was part of a bigger programme with some info about the piece and Walton. In that context, the music box outro makes more sense. Wouldn’t say it ruined anything though