Len Mullenger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>What might be of interest to you is Stephen Lloyd's detailed review of
>Facade just published
>
>http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/June01/walton.htm
>
>which carries a link to my own article on the Sengerphone.  Regards

To add to Stephen Lloyd's review, I'd like to note that the instrumental
portion of Facade is often overlooked when taking in the vocal virtuosity
of the narrators, which is a pity.

In addition to several recordings of the work w/ narration, I also have one
(EMI CDC 7 475 122 1) which contains the instrumental part only, w/ Louis
Fremaux conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.  I don't
recall seeing it referred to in SL's review but it may have been mentioned
in one of the linked texts, such as Len's.

Walter Meyer