Five Bagatelles
for guitar
General Information – Instrumentation – Manuscript – Publication – Arrangements – Recordings
General Information:
| I. | Allegro | |
| II. | Lento | |
| III. | Alla Cubana | |
| IV. | ||
| V. | Con slancio |
Composition: 1970–1
First Performances:
No. 2 — Sunday, 13 February 1972. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Julian
Bream guitar.
Nos. 1–3 — Wednesday, 29 March 1972. BBC Television Centre, London.
Julian Bream guitar.
Complete — Saturday, 27 May 1972. Assembly Rooms, Bath. Julian Bream guitar.
Duration: About 14 minutes
Dedication: "Dedicated to Malcolm Arnold, with admiration and affection for his 50th birthday"
C. Number: C86
Instrumentation:
Guitar solo
Manuscript:
William Walton Museum, Forio d'Ischia.
Publication:
Oxford University Press, 1974. Materials available for purchase:
| Five Bagatelles for Guitar, ed. Julian Bream | 1974 | Score | ISBN 019 3594072 | Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com |
| William Walton Edition, Volume 20, ed. Michael Aston | Critical edition | ISBN 019 3683180 | Buy from SheetMusicPlus.com |
Arrangements:
Recordings:
| Guitarist | Year | Compact Disc | Timing |
| Julian Bream | 1973 | RCA 61595 | 13'38" |
| Carlos Bonell | 1993 | Chandos CHAN 9292 | 14'16" |
| Tom Kerstens | 1994 | EMI Classics 55404 | 14'09" |
| Sharon Isbin | 1994 | Virgin 45024 | 13'54" |
| Cem Duruöz | 1995 | Centaur CRC 2563 | 13'59" |
| Anders Miolin | 1999 | BIS 926 | |
| Ana Vidovic | 2000 | Naxos 8554563 | |
| Thomas Hawkins | 2001 | Orchard 846 |