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This disc is a tribute to two anniversaries – the centenary of English composer William Walton's birth and the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth. Featuring Walton's Coronation Te Deum and a fine selection from his other choral works, the singing is quite extraordinary. Gramophone award-winning Polyphony and The Wallace Collection combine with breathtaking ability under the directorship of...
When it came to pomp and circumstance, Oldham's William Walton was a kind of Elgar with attitude, perfectly capable of conjuring the grand, ceremonial gestures needed on state occasions, but with a sharper edge, and the creeping cynicism of a later generation. Thus the Coronation Te Deum (1953) which gives this disc its title virtually approaches parody in places, so brazen are the juxtapositions...
What a splendid work it is, especially when sung with the verve brought to it by Stephen Layton’s choir Polyphony
'From fanfare to finale this is a very fine and fitting centenary compilation indeed'
'a wonderfully refreshing interpretation'
'A great collection and an absolute winner'