Philharmonia Orchestra & Bristol Choral Society - Belshazzar's Feast - Sat 26 Nov

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Music by kind permission of Naxos Records

When it comes to sheer choral chutzpah there’s little to rival Walton’s biblical blockbuster. Two vibrant cityscapes and a Te Deum fit for a Queen crown a night of jubilation writ large.

Walton Portsmouth Point Overture
Walton Coronation Te Deum
Elgar Cockaigne (In London Town)
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast

Conductor Adrian Partington
Chorus Director Hilary Campbell
Baritone David Soar

Here’s a concert for fans of English pomp and ceremony – and wit. William Walton’s exuberant Portsmouth Point overture is packed full of hornpipe references and the general hustle and bustle of an 18th-century port. And the Coronation Te Deum, written for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, shows another side to Walton – but hidden beneath its grandeur is a little bit of mischief. It must have raised a smile back in 1953. Staying in London, Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture is best described by the composer himself – he called it ‘cheerful and Londony, stout and steaky’. And returning to Walton, and back a few thousand years, Belshazzar’s Feast is one of the most thrilling and memorable of all British choral works. A rich concert indeed, and who better to play all this than the Philharmonia, an orchestra that started life back in 1945 under the baton of that great British icon, Sir Thomas Beecham.

For hear more about composer William Walton and for details on how to book tickets for this magnificent concert, visit www.colstonhall.org/classical