William Walton by Susana Walton

William Walton by Susana Walton

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The story of the author's 35 years of marriage with William Walton, which includes many previously unpublished anecdotes and reminiscences of the composer's early life and intimate glimpses of celebrated friends and acquaintances.

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William Walton by Susana Walton

Susana Walton tells the story of her 35 years of marriage with William Walton to the time of his death in Ischia, Bay of Naples. She includes anecdotes and reminiscences, many in Walton's own words and previously unpublished, of the composer's early life from his childhood in Oldham, Lancashire to his musical education at Oxford, his discovery by the Sitwells, his personal relationships and his sudden emergence in the 1920s as a leading musician of his generation. The book includes intimate glimpses of many celebrated friends such as Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Hans Werner Henze, Malcolm Sargent, W.H.Auden, Benjamin Britten and Yehudi Menuhin.
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ISBN 13 9780192826350
ISBN 10 0192826352
Title William Walton
Author Susana Walton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1989-02-01
Number of pages 268
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.