William Walton: Muse of Fire

by Stephen Lloyd

This acclaimed biography draws on first-hand accounts, including new material on Walton's circle of the 20s and 30s; the composer's work in film a particular focus.

When in June 1923 a bewildered audience in London's Aeolian Hall heard Edith Sitwell declaim her Fa ade poems through a megaphone, the 21-year-old William Walton - conducting behind a painted backcloth - stood on the threshold of fame. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s he was regarded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085115803X
• ISBN13: 9780851158037
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"