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Sarah Walker

voc, *1943 GB
Singer / Musician of Classical

Sarah Walker CBE (born 11 March 1943) is a British mezzo-soprano.Walker was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. She studied at the Royal College of Music from 1961 to 1965, initially as a violinist and cellist, and went on to study singing with Vera Rozsa. She has appeared in numerous opera performances and is also known as a concert soloist and recitalist.

     
Genres
  • Classical
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Popular Tracks   
Rule Britannia on The World of British Classics by Various Artists
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto on Beethoven 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Sarah Walker, Sir Roger Norrington, Patrick Power & Schütz Choir of London
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH.5 / Act 1: "Slikhali l vi za roschei glas nochnoi" on Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Nuccia Focile, Neil Shicoff, Irina Arkhipova, Olga Borodina, Sarah Walker, St.Petersburg Chamber Choir, Orchestre de Paris & Semyon Bychkov
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68, TH 10: Duet of Daphnis and Chloe on Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sir Charles Mackerras & London Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH.5 / Act 1: Scene and Quartet. "Mesdames! Ya na sebya vzyal smyelost" on Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Nuccia Focile, Neil Shicoff, Irina Arkhipova, Olga Borodina, Sarah Walker, St.Petersburg Chamber Choir, Orchestre de Paris & Semyon Bychkov
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale. Presto - Live on Beethoven: Symphony No.9 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein
La traviata, Act I: Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora on La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti & Philharmonia Orchestra
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato on Beethoven 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Sarah Walker, Sir Roger Norrington, Patrick Power & Schütz Choir of London
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH.5 / Act 1: Peasants' Chorus and Dance. "Bolyat moyi skori nozhenki so pokhodushki" - "Uzh kak po mostu, mostochku" on Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Nuccia Focile, Neil Shicoff, Irina Arkhipova, Olga Borodina, Sarah Walker, St.Petersburg Chamber Choir, Orchestre de Paris & Semyon Bychkov
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4e. Allegro assai: "Freude, schöner Götterfunken" - Live - Remastered 2019 on Ode an die Freiheit – 30 Jahre Mauerfall – Bernstein in Berlin by Ludwig van Beethoven, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Blah Blah Blah And Other TriflesSarah Walker And Roger Vignoles2012Album
Hugh The DroverRalph Vaughan Williams, Bonaventura Bottone, Rebecca Evans, Richard Van Allan, Alan Opie, Sarah Walker, Neil Jenkins, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best1994Album
A Child Of Our TimeSir Michael Tippett - Faye Robinson, Sarah Walker, Jon Garrison, John Cheek, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus1992Album
The Hyperion Schubert Edition 8Sarah Walker . Graham Johnson1990Album
English, French & Scandinavian SongsFrederick Delius, Eric Parkin, Eric Fenby, Felicity Lott, Sarah Walker, Anthony Rolfe Johnson1990Album
Schubert LiederFranz Schubert - Sarah Walker With Roger Vignoles1989Album
Blah Blah Blah And Other TriflesSarah Walker And Roger Vignoles1989Album
The Songs Of Henri DuparcHenri Duparc, Sarah Walker, Thomas Allen, Roger Vignoles1989Album
A Midsummer Night's DreamFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Edith Wiens, Sarah Walker, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton1988Album
Five Tudor Portraits / Five Mystical SongsRalph Vaughan Williams, Sarah Walker, Henry Herford, Guildford Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton1988Album
The Mask Of TimeSir Michael Tippett, Faye Robinson • Sarah Walker • Robert Tear • John Cheek1987Album
Delius Songs Of SunsetEric Fenby, Frederick Delius, Sarah Walker, Thomas Allen, The Ambrosian Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1987Album
The SeaSarah Walker, Thomas Allen, Roger Vignoles1987Album
Love The Magician / Nights In The Gardens Of SpainManuel De Falla, Sarah Walker, Margaret Fingerhut, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Geoffrey Simon1986Album
The Song Of The High HillsFrederick Delius, Felicity Lott, Sarah Walker, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, The Ambrosian Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Fenby1984Album
The Rake's ProgressIgor Stravinsky, Philip Langridge, Cathryn Pope, Samuel Ramey, Stafford Dean, Sarah Walker, John Dobson, Riccardo Chailly, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus1984Album
French SongsGeorge Enescu / Albert Roussel / Claude Debussy - Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles1984Album
The Song Of The High Hills / SongsFrederick Delius - Felicity Lott, Sarah Walker, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, The Ambrosian Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Fenby1984Album
LiederRobert Schumann - Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles1982Album
A Prayer, Isabella, Three Songs (Tagore)Frank Bridge - Sarah Walker, Howard Williams1982Album
Cabaret Songs - Britten, Gershwin, Dankworth & Others (Live At Dartington)Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles1982Compil.
The Voice Of Love & La Vita NuovaNicholas Maw - Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles & Nan Christie, The Nash Ensemble1981Album
ProencaJohn Buller - Sarah Walker, Timothy Walker1981Album
Brahms and Dvorak Gypsy SongsSarah Walker, Roger Vignoles1980Album
La Bonne Chanson Op. 61 / Trio In D Minor Op. 120Gabriel Fauré - Sarah Walker, The Nash Ensemble1980Album
La Bonne Chanson Op. 61 / Trio In D Minor Op. 120Gabriel Fauré - Sarah Walker, The Nash EnsembleAlbum
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