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William Walton composed music for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and King George VI, pieces of pomp and circumstance which we鈥檒l likely hear again during this weekend鈥檚 coronation of King Charles III. But Walton grew up far from Buckingham Palace and the world of the Windsors, in the northern working-class town of Oldham, seemingly destined to work at the cotton mill. Even when he escaped to Oxford and then London, making high-society friends such as the Sitwells, his early music was intense and avant-garde - not at all suitable for a royal affair. So how did Walton become the royal composer of choice? This week, we鈥檒l find out.

In today鈥檚 final programme, we hear how Walton cemented his name as a royal composer and an establishment figure - and in that very moment, disappeared鈥�

Richard III: Prelude
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann, conductor

Troilus and Cressida: 'Virgin of Troas'
Opera North Chorus
English Northern Philharmonia
Richard Hickox, conductor

Troilus and Cressida: 'New Life New Love', 'Now Hold Me Close' & 'The Storm'
Opera North Chorus
English Northern Philharmonia
Richard Hickox, conductor

Orb and Sceptre
Leeds Festival Chorus
English Northern Philharmonia
Paul Daniel, conductor

Cello concerto
London Symphony Orchestra
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Andr茅 Previn, conductor