Walton: Christopher Columbus / Hamlet and Ohelia

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Christopher Columbus (more info)
Performed by: BBC National Orchestra of Wales City of London Sinfonia
Composed by: William Walton
Conducted by: Richard Hickox
Craig Ogden, guitar
Thomas Randle, tenor
Arthur Davies, tenor
Jamie Glover, reader
Julian Glover, actor
Caroline Carragher, soprano
Philip Lloyd-Holtam, tenor
Jean Rigby, contralto
Roderick Williams, baritone


1.   Part I: Introduction and Chorus: No, it cannot be done (Ironic Spirit, Columbus, Chorus) - 4:38
2.   Part I: Dialogue: My name is Christopher (Columbus, Ironic Spirit) - - 1:12
3.   Part I: You cannot do that alone (Ironic Spirit, Columbus) - 0:51
4.   Part I: Recitation and Chorus: Finding his way by starts and gleams (Ironic Spirit, Chorus) - - 1:27
5.   Part I: Now the game is beginning (Columbus) - 1:18
6.   Part I: Court Music: Sarabande - Senor Columbus (Isabella, Columbus) - - 1:25
7.   Part I: Down in the Kingdom of Granada (Isabella), "Marquesa's Song" - - 2:56
8.   Part I: But how can they know? (Columbus, Ironic Spirit, Men's chorus) - 1:39
9.   Part I: No! No! No! (Men's Chorus, Ironic Spirit) - - 1:17
10.   Part I: Go and look at the sunset (Columbus) - - 0:32
11.   Part I: I haven't seen her for years (Columbus) - When will he return? (Beatriz), "Beatriz's Song" - - 3:14
12.   Part I: May I come up? (Columbus, Beatriz) - Kyrie: You have no right to take a rose from my courtyard (Beatriz, Men's Chorus) - - 1:46
13.   Part I: So, my son, you are leaving Spain? (Ironic Spirit, Columbus) - 0:27
14.   Part I: Granada has fallen! (Chorus, Columbus) - - 4:33
15.   Part I: Give me a ship, Your Majesty (Columbus) - Fanfare I - On this day, the thirteenth of April (Herald) - Fanfare II - In the name of the Holy Trinity and Eternal Unity (Herald) - Fanafe III - They have givne me all that I asked (Columbus) - 1:42
16.   Part II: Introduction - Port Music: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (Herald) - 1:37
17.   Part II: There be three ships (Woman Singer), "Woman's Song" - 1:20
18.   Part II: Instrumental Reprise of Beatriz's Song - I heard you were due to sail (Beatriz, Columbus) - - 1:43
19.   Part II: Drum (Beatriz, Columbus) - 0:26
20.   Part II: Litany of the Saints: Per Domimum (Chorus) - Capstan Shanty: We're bound upon a wild goose quest (Tenor) - - 2:54
21.   Part II: On these ships they are singing (Ironic Spirit) - Shanty: We've gone away for ever (Tenor) - 1:53
22.   Part II: Sea Music: Friday, August the third (Columbus) - - 1:32
23.   Part II: The sailors steered badly (Ironic Spirit, Sailor) - 0:26
24.   Part II: Night Music: Where shall wisdom be found…? (Columbus) - - 1:22
25.   Part II: Listen to me, Senores (Columbus) - - 0:43
26.   Part II: Gold, Senores, gold… (Columbus, Speaking Chorus) - - 0:43
27.   Part II: October the eleventh (Columbus) - 0:20
28.   Part II: Stand by for the Dawn! (Columbus, Speaking Chorus) - Te Deum laudamus (Men's Chorus) - 1:56
29.   Part II: Look 'ee yonder (Ironic Spirit, Indian Chorus, Baritone) - Fanfare - In the name of the Holy Trinity (Columbus) - 3:51
30.   Part II: Dialogue: Have you heard the news, Your Grace? (Isabella, Ironic Spirit) - Back from the West (Speaking Chorus, Ironic Spirit, Herald) - - 4:44
31.   Part II: I took three ships (Columbus) - 1:11
32.   Part II: Finale: Glory, glory to God (Tenor, Chorus, Columbus) - 2:50


Hamlet and Ophelia (more info)
Performed by: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Composed by: William Walton
Conducted by: Richard Hickox


33.   Hamlet and Ophelia - 12:27

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