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Crown Imperial

Composer: William Walton
Performer: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Recording date: 31 July 2013
Date of broadcast: 31 July 2013

Written for the coronation of George VI, Crown Imperial displays all the pomp and ceremony expected. There is a cinematic quality to Walton鈥檚 music which would later be utilized by Laurence Olivier amongst others. Think brass, cymbals, stirring tunes and you鈥檒l have it.

Composer: William Walton
Performer: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Recording date: 31 July 2013
Date of broadcast: 31 July 2013

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