Portrait of Walton

Name: Portrait of Walton
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ISBN: 9780198167051

ISBN-10: 0198167059

ISBN-13: 9780198167051

Edition: 1998

Authors: Michael Kennedy

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This is a corrected reissue, in Clarendon Paperbacks format with a new cover, of Michael Kennedy's classic study of William Walton's life and works. In this biography by one of England's foremost writers on music, Walton's personality emerges in all its complexity and self-contradiction. Michael Kennedy portrays a creative artist completely committed to his art yet plagued by misgiving and doubts, prey to insecurity and frustration, vulnerable to criticism, and jealous of the achievement of others. At the same time he was witty and generous, bore no grudges, and enjoyed the loyalty of a host of friends. Appointed his biographer by the composer himself, Kennedy has had access to…

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List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/31/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




Willie



Oldham and Oxford, 1902-20



London and Salzburg, 1920-3



Fa,cade, 1921-79



With the Sitwells, 1923-9



Viola Concerto, 1928-9



Belshazzar's Feast, 1929-31



In Switzerland, 1931-3



Unfinished Symphony, 1933-4



Finished Symphony, 1934-5



William



Crown Imperial, 1936-7



Violin Concerto, 1938-9



War Films, 1939-42



Columbus and Henry V, 1942-5



Post-war Quartet, 1944-7



Birth of an Opera, 1947-8



Making an Opera, 1948-52



Sir William



Corontation Interlude, 1952-3



Finishing an Opera, 1953-4



Troilus and Cressida, 1954-76



Cello Concerto, 1955-7



Partita and Second Symphony, 1957-60



The Bear, 1964-7



Britten and Bagatelles, 1969-72



Seventieth Birthday, 1972



Roaring Fanfares, 1972-7



The Haunted End, 1977-83



Epilogue


Appendices



Classified List of Works



Troilus and Cressida Synopsis



Discography: Walton conducts Walton



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Index of Works General


Index