Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Orb and Sceptre
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Orb and Sceptre
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yama
[ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 6 March 2026
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On their DG debut album, Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) present three works by English composer William Walton - Orb and Sceptre and the composer's two symphonies, all new to the DG catalogue.
The two symphonies illustrate different stages in Walton's career, before and after World War II. Twenty-five years lie between Walton's powerful First Symphony, premiered in 1935, and his more contemplative Second Symphony, dedicated to Georg Szell. The third piece, Orb and Sceptre march, is a commission work for the coronation of Elizabeth II, whose 100th birthday we will commemorate in 2026.
"They have a special telepathy, a sixth sense. We can feel each other in the music, even without words. It's a real partnership, like a family. They welcomed me from the beginning, and now it's like a love story," says Yamada on his collaboration with the CBSO.
"Orb and Sceptre makes a cracking curtain-raiser...the Second Symphony represents another unbridled success, the CBSO sounding excitingly up for the task in a reading of tangible conviction and splendid impetus." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Orchestral
"A thrilling performance, in short, of a powerful work [No. 2] that needs to get off the shelf and into our ears more often." BBC Music
Tracks:
Orb and Sceptre
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Symphony No. 2
