Music by Sir William Walton
Verses of Dame Edith Sitwell
Ohio Light Opera founder James Stuart is the reciter, and Louis Lane,
the conductor in this engaging version of Walton’s 1923 entertainment.
The CD opens with an informative and humorous 13-minute commentary by
Lane. Full texts included.
James Stuart, Reciter
Louis Lane, Conductor
Members of the Kent State University Sinfonia
Live performance of February 22, 1981
4. En Famille
5. Mariner Man
6. Long Steel Grass
7. Through Gilded Trellises
8. Tango-Pasodoble
9. Lullaby for Jumbo
10. Black Mrs. Behemoth
11. Tarantella
12. A Man from a Far Countree
13. By the Lake
14. Country Dance 15. Polka
16. Four in the Morning
17. Something Lies Beyond the Scene
18. Valse
19. Jodelling Song
20. Scotch Rhapsody
21. Popular Song
22. Fox-trot "Old Sir Faulk"
23.
Sir Beelzebub
16-page booklet enclosed Total playing time: 49 min