Reduction for viola and piano-William Walton composed his Viola Concerto in 1928-9 and it was given its premiere at a Promenade Concert at Queen's Hall London on 3rd October 1929. In the beginning Viola players adjusted the solo line to fit their own ideas of the work's character and Walton was generally happy to accomodate this. However he came to regard one player's version above all the ot…

William Walton Edition vol 12-This volume prints both of Walton's orchestrations: his initial scoring (1929) and his reduced orchestrations of 1962. It also for the first time restores the solo part as edited by Frederick Riddle an early soloist and champion of the work who devised numerous idiomatic phrasings and bowings with the approval of the composer. The volume is completed by critical no…

Edited by Christopher Wellington, composed by William Walton (1902-1983). Set of performance parts for solo viola and piano accompaniment. With introductory text. 59 pages. Published by Oxford University Press.

Composed by William Walton (1902-1983). Edited by Christopher Wellington. For solo viola and orchestra (solo viola - 2 flutes (II piccolo), oboe, english horn, 2 clarinets (II bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, harp, strings). William Walton Ed…