COMPOSERS: Walton
LABELS: Chandos
WORKS: Toccata; Duets for Children; Five Bagatelles; Anon in Love
PERFORMER: John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Carlos Bonell (guitar), Hamish Milne, Gretel Dowdeswell (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: CHAN 9292 DDD
This Chandos series continues to offer insights into less well-known Walton. The substantial early Toccata for violin and piano receives a committed performance from Sillito and Milne; Bonell captures the mood of the masterly Five Bagatelles for guitar; Milne and Dowdeswell convey the charm and wit of Duets for Children. The song cycle for tenor and guitar, Anon in Love, written for Pears and Bream, is heard in a marvellously fresh performance by Ainsley and Bonell. Terry Barfoot
Walton: Toccata; Duets for Children; Five Bagatelles; Anon in Love
This Chandos series continues to offer insights into less well-known Walton. The substantial early Toccata for violin and piano receives a committed performance from Sillito and Milne; Bonell captures the mood of the masterly Five Bagatelles for guitar; Milne and Dowdeswell convey the charm and wit of Duets for Children. The song cycle for tenor and guitar, Anon in Love, written for Pears and Bream, is heard in a marvellously fresh performance by Ainsley and Bonell. Terry Barfoot
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:33 pm