Artist: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada Title: Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Orb and Sceptre Year Of Release: 2026 Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz Total Time: 01:23:03 Total Size:1.44 GB Tracklist: 1. Walton: Orb and Sceptre "Coronation March" (Live) (7:27) 2. Walton: Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro assai (Live) (15:00) 3. Walton: Symphony No. 1: II. Presto, con malizia (Live) (6:35) 4. Walton: Symphony No. 1: III. Andante (Live) (11:27) 5. Walton: Symphony No. 1: IV. Maestoso – Brioso ed ardentemente (Live) (13:11) 6. Walton: Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro molto (Live) (9:19) 7. Walton: Symphony No. 2: II. Lento assai (Live) (11:04) 8. Walton: Symphony No. 2: III. Passacaglia. Theme, Variations, Fugato & Coda (Live) (9:00) On their DG debut album, Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) present three works by English composer William Walton – Orb and Sceptre and the composer’s two symphonies, all new to the DG catalogue. The two symphonies illustrate different stages in Walton’s career, before and after World War II. Twenty-five years lie between Walton’s powerful First Symphony, premiered in 1935, and his more contemplative Second Symphony, dedicated to Georg Szell. The third piece, Orb and Sceptre march, is a commission work for the coronation of Elizabeth II, whose 100th birthday we will commemorate in 2026. “They have a special telepathy, a sixth sense. We can feel each other in the music, even without words. It’s a real partnership, like a family. They welcomed me from the beginning, and now it’s like a love story,” says Yamada on his collaboration with the CBSO