Christopher Columbus & Hamlet and Ophelia

Album by William Walton; Roderick Williams, Tom Randle, Jean Rigby, Julian Glover, Jamie Glover, Caroline Carragher, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox

Released 1 March 2005

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1
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: Introduction. No, it cannot be done (Ironic Spirit, Columbus, Chorus)
William Walton
4:39
2
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: I. My name is Christopher (Columbus, Ironic Spirit)
William Walton
1:13
3
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: I. You cannot do that alone (Ironic Spirit, Columbus)
William Walton
0:51
4
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: Ia. Finding his way by starts and gleams (Ironic Spirit, Chorus)
William Walton
1:27
5
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: Ia. Now the game is beginning (Columbus)
William Walton
1:18
6
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: II. Sarabande - Señor Columbus (Isabella, Columbus)
William Walton
1:25
7
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: II. Down in the Kingdom of Granada (Isabella, Marquesa, Colombus), “Marquesa’s Song”
William Walton
2:56
8
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: II. But how can they know? (Columbus, Ironic Spirit, Men’s chorus)
William Walton
1:39
9
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: III. No! No! No! (Ironic Spirit, Men’s Chorus)
William Walton
1:17
10
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: III. Go and look at the sunset (Columbus)
William Walton
0:32
11
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: III. I haven’t seen her for years - IV. When will he return? (Columbus, Beatriz), “Beatriz’s Song”
William Walton
3:14
12
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: IV. May I come up? - Va. Kyrie. You have no right to take a rose from my courtyard (Columbus, Beatriz, Men’s Chorus)
William Walton
1:46
13
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: Va. So, my son, you are leaving Spain? (Ironic Spirit, Columbus)
William Walton
0:27
14
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: Vb. Granada has fallen! (Chorus, Columbus)
William Walton
4:33
15
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part I: Vb. Give me a ship, Your Majesty - Vc. On this day, the thirteenth of April - Vd. In the name of the Holy Trinity and Eternal Unity - Ve. They have given me all that I asked (Columbus, Herald)
William Walton
1:42
16
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VIa. Introduction - Port Music. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (Herald)
William Walton
1:37
17
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VIb. There be three ships (Woman Singer), “Woman’s Song”
William Walton
1:20
18
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VIc. I heard you were due to sail (Beatriz, Columbus)
William Walton
1:43
19
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VIc. Drum (Beatriz, Columbus)
William Walton
0:26
20
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VII. Litany of the Saints. Per Domimum - Capstan Shanty. We’re bound upon a wild goose quest (Tenor, Chorus)
William Walton
2:54
21
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VII. On these ships they are singing - VIIIa. We’ve gone away for ever (Tenor, Ironic Spirit)
William Walton
1:53
22
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VIIIb. Sea Music. Friday, August the third (Columbus)
William Walton
1:32
23
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: VIIIb. The sailors steered badly (Ironic Spirit, Sailor)
William Walton
0:26
24
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: IX. Night Music. Where shall wisdom be found…? (Columbus)
William Walton
1:22
25
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: IX. Listen to me, Señores (Columbus)
William Walton
0:42
26
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: X. Gold, Señores, gold… (Columbus, Speaking Chorus)
William Walton
0:43
27
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: X. October the eleventh (Columbus)
William Walton
0:20
28
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: XI. Stand by for the Dawn! - Te Deum laudamus (Columbus, Speaking Chorus, Men’s Chorus)
William Walton
1:57
29
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: XIIa. Look ’ee yonder - In the name of the Holy Trinity (Columbus, Ironic Spirit, Baritone, Indian Chorus)
William Walton
3:51
30
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: XIIb. Have you heard the news, Your Grace? - Back from the West (Isabella, Ironic Spirit, Herald, Speaking Chorus)
William Walton
4:44
31
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: XIIb. I took three ships (Columbus)
William Walton
1:11
32
Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey), Part II: XIIb. Finale. Glory, glory to God (Tenor, Columbus, Chorus)
William Walton
2:54
33
Hamlet and Ophelia
William Walton
12:29