 | from Lambert: Horoscope; Bliss: Checkmate; Walton: Façade (CDA66436) 1 Prologue: The Players [6'13] 25 minutes 7 seconds 6 tracks2 Dance of the Four Knights [3'49] 3 Entry of the Black Queen [5'55] 4 The Red Knight's Mazurka [2'46] 5 Ceremony of the Red Bishops [2'24] 6 Finale: Checkmate [4'00] ‘A joy to welcome … all in all a disc not to be missed’ (Gramophone) ‘The music of all three is essentially English, splendidly dramatic and filled with wonderful tunes’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘The music for Horoscope is sheer delight’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |