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Bach-Walton
The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet
(arranged music of J.S. Bach)
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Complete Recordings |
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William Walton Conducts Bach Wise Virgins [T-1]
The Walton Edition - Walton Conducts Walton |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [~19:00] |
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William Walton |
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Sadler's Wells Orchestra |
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RCA Victor M-817
EMI Classics 65003
EMI Classics |
Jul-Aug 1940 |
2 X 12" 78 rpm
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, Ballet Suite [T-1]
The Boult Historical Collection - The Wise Virgins [Belart]
Walton: Portsmouth Point / Scapino / Siesta / The Wise Virgins Suite [Naxos] |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [19:29] |
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Adrian Boult |
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London Philharmonic Orchestra |
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London 9179
Decca LXT-5028 / LW-5157
Belart 461359
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80598 |
1954 |
10" LP / TT:
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CD / TT: 38:28 |
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Bach: "The Wise Virgins" Ballet Suite (arr. Walton); Scarlatti: "The Good-Humoured Ladies" Ballet Suite (arr. Tommasini). |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [] |
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Franz Litschauer |
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Vienna State Opera Orchestra |
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Vanguard (Nixa) PVL-7024
Eclipse |
c1955 |
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The Good Humoured Ladies; The Wise Virgins [T-1]
Glazunov/Scarlatti-Tommasini/Bach-Walton |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [21:14] |
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Robert Irving |
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Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra |
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Capitol
EMI Classics 65911
Angel Records |
Apr 4-6, 1961 |
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 72:20
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Recorded at Manhattan Center Ballroom, NYC, NY, USA.
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Szell/Boulez/Lane/Cleveland Orchestra: Ravel - Walton - Schubert [T-1] |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, Ballet Suite [17:03] |
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Louis Lane |
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The Cleveland Orchestra |
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Columbia M-31241
CBS-61433
Locked in the Vault Reissues Vol. 45 |
Apr 3, 1970 |
LP / TT:
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CD / TT: 76:17 |
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Sir William Walton & Constant Lambert: Ballet Music [T-1] |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins - complete ballet [26:43]:
Sleepers Wake [2.37], The Saviour is born today [4.21], What God hath done, is rightly done [3.12], Lord, hear my longing [2.00], See what His love can do [2.52], Ah! How Ephemeral [2.02], Sheep may safely graze [6.09], What God hath done is rightly done [1.30], Praise be to God [1.40]
Arranged by Philip Lane |
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Barry Wordsworth |
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BBC Concert Orchestra |
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ASV 1168 |
Mar 18-19, 2003 |
CD / TT: 63:52 |
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Recorded at Watford Coliseum, England..
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Bach Métamorphoses: Stokowski, Walton, Holst, Elgar, Talmi, Webern, Respighi [T-1] |
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Bach-Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [19:13] |
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Yoav Talmi |
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Orchestre Symphonique de Québec |
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ATMA Classique 2570 |
Mar 26-27, 2008 |
CD / TT: 74:24 |
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Recorded at Salle Louis-Fréchette Grand Théâtre de Québec, Québec, Canada.
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Recordings of Individual Movements |
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M-4 |
A Bach Celebration - Music from Bach Cantatas arranged for solo guitar and chamber orchestra [T-2] |
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Opening Chorus 'What God hath done is rightly done' (Mvt. 1) from Cantatas BWV 99, adapated to guitar & orchestra by Ronald Ravenscroft, based on William Walton’s orchestration for his ballet The Wise Virgins [2:36]
Recitative (Mvt. 8) and Aria (Mvt. 9) for Soprano from Cantata BWV 208. Orchestration by William Walton. Adapted to guitar & chamber orchestra by Patrick Ross. The soprano part is played on guitar [5:50] [3] |
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Paul Shure |
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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra |
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Christopher Parkening (Guitar on all tracks, solo on [1]); Allan Vogel (Oboe dámore) [2]; David Shostac & Susan Greenberg (Flutes) [3]; Douglas Davis (Cello) [4] |
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EMI/Angel 47195 |
1985 |
CD / TT: 37:11 |
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M-5 |
Tranquillity 2: The Classical Music of Calm [T-5]
Contented Rest - The Timeless Music of J.S. Bach [T-6] |
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Bach-Walton: Sheep may safely graze, from The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [6:36] |
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David Stanhope |
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra |
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ABC Classics 9807563 |
Apr 8-11, 2003 |
CD / TT: 73:46 |
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Recorded at Studio of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Hobart, Australia. |
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M-6 |
Light music played by Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henry Krips |
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Bach-Walton: Sheep may safely graze, from The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet [] |
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Stanford Robinson (1904-) / Henry Krips (1912-1987) |
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra |
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ABC RRC-311 |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2003 - September 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (March 2007), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007) |
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