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William [composer] Walton, Bryden Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Walton: The Quest/The Wise Virgins
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. The Quest (complete ballet): Scene 1, Outside the house of Archimago
2. The Quest (complete ballet): Scene 2, Near the Palace of Pride
3. The Quest (complete ballet): Scene 3, The Palace of Pride - The Seven Deadly Sins - Variation 1: Sloth - Variation 2: Gluttony - Variation 3: Wrath - Variation 4: Lechery - Variation 5: Averice - Variation 6: Envy - Variation 7: Pride (Scene 3 conclusi...
4. The Quest (complete ballet): Scene 4: Near the Palace of Pride
5. The Quest (complete ballet): Scene 5: The House of Holiness
6. The Wise Virgins: Suite from the ballet: What God hath done, is rightly done
7. The Wise Virgins: Suite from the ballet: Lord, hear my longing
8. The Wise Virgins: Suite from the ballet: See what His love can do
9. The Wise Virgins: Suite from the ballet: Ah! How ephermeral
10. The Wise Virgins: Suite from the ballet: Sheep may safety graze
11. The Wise Virgins: Suite from the ballet: Praise be to God

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All Artists: William [composer] Walton, Bryden Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Walton: The Quest/The Wise Virgins
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 10/28/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 095115887127

CD Reviews

A Little Known Gem

Skeller | 08/30/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For some reason, Walton's ballet "The Quest" is not well known. It should be. It has all the wonderful features of Walton's orchestral music (a touch of romantic lyricism, modern harmony, melodic invention, masterful orchestration, etc.) including a treat from one of masters of the variation - variations based on the Seven Deadly Sins. It is fun to try to guess which variation belongs to which Sin before you read the track titles (I got four out of seven, but the fourth was just a guess). The final movement, "The House of Holiness" is truly majestic. If you have Walton's orchestral music your collection is incomplete without this piece. "The Wise Virgins" is Walton's orchestration of some of Bach's music. I found this collection somewhat disappointing - I thought the orchestration would be a bit more inventive, a bit less conventional. Still, I am happy to own this orchestration by Walton, and the inclusion of "The Quest" makes this CD well worth the price."