In a sparkling new live recording of William Walton’s 1st Symphony, Sir Colin Davis is at his Sibelian best, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

The British composer, famous for his Imperial themes and wartime music, first performed his symphony in 1935. With the undoubted influence of Sibelius, it is right up Sir Colin’s street.

In a review, David Mellor gives it five stars. He writes: “The first movement is one of the most exhilarating in any 20th-century symphony, and all its power and propulsive energy is unleashed in Sir Colin’s performance. The LSO cover themselves in glory with crisp rhythms and virtuostic playing from every department.”

One for the collection if you’re a Walton, Sibelius, or LSO fan.

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