The prolific recording artists Sinfonia of London conducted by John Wilson present works by Sir William Walton (the first in a new series of recordings) featuring Charlie Lovell-Jones as soloist in the Violin Concerto. Leader of the Sinfonia of London, the 26-year-old Welsh violinist has been recognized as one of the most promising international soloists of his generation. Commissioned by Jascha Heifetz, Walton’s Concerto premiered in 1939 in a performance by Heifetz and the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodziński. Inspired by Walton’s friend and lover Alice Wimborne, the work is extremely lyrical and passionate in nature, sporting a wild, virtuosic “Tarantella” as the second movement.

The album includes a four-movement orchestral suite from Walton’s first grand opera, Troilus and Cressida, and an early overture, Portsmouth Point, which premiered in 1926.