Walton composed his Violin Concerto in 1938 and 1939. Considering the agonisingly slow pace at which he habitually worked, it is perhaps an exaggeration to say that he was at the height of his ...

Among the many joys in Wednesday night's splendid performance of the William Walton Violin Concerto by Alexander Barantschik and the San Francisco Symphony was the chance to hear a vehicle and soloist ...

Performances by James Ehnes and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales had the Royal Albert Hall audience listening intently. By Caroline Crampton One of my favourite things about the Proms is the ...

We’ve got the Parker boys on piano, and Isabel Bayrakdarian on voice—so the CBC was clearly in need of a poster boy for violin to add to its roster. Which is where James Ehnes comes in. In the past 11 ...

It seems fitting that the New Haven Symphony Orchestra's first commercial recording in more than 30 years would be devoted to the 20th century British composer William Walton; under the baton of a ...

Oldham's most celebrated musical son, William Walton, was in his prime when he completed his First Symphony in 1935 (commissioned and premiered by Hamilton Harty) and his Violin Concerto in 1939 ...

Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto; William Walton, Violin Concerto; Ernest Bloch, “Baal Shem”; performed by Joshua Bell, violin, the Baltimore Symphony and David Zinman, conductor (London 452 851-2) ...