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1PD40 Ballet by arrangement

The rapid growth of ballet during the first half of the twentieth century enabled music from the eighteenth century no longer heard in the concert hall, to be prsented to modern audiences performed by full orchestras. These and other arrangements of music from an earlier age lead to early music poerformances to momentum in the second half of the twentieth century.

The Wise Virgins (J.S. Bach arr. Willam Walton):
1. I. What God Hath Done Is Rightly Done 3:19
2. II. Lord Hear My Longing 2:20
3. III. See What His Love Can Do 4:00
4. IV. Ah! How Ephemeral 2:06
5. V. Sheep May Safely Graze 6:14 [Listen]
6. VI. Praise Be To God 2:16
   Adrian Boult: London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded 1954
   
   The Prospect Before Us (William Boyce Arr. Constant Lambert)
7. I. The reherasal 4:02 [Listen]
8. II. Fire Scene 2:11
9. III. The Lawyers 1:11
10. IV. The Urchins
11. V. Ballet scene 8:03
12. VI.Street scene 3:48
13. VII. Finale 3:39
    Constant Lambert Sadlers Wells Orchestra recorded 1940
    
    The Good Humored Ladies (Domenico Scarlatti Arr. Vincenzo Tommasini)
14. I. Presto 2:00
15. II.Allegro 1:47
16. III. Andante 4:39 [Listen]
17. IV. Non presto, in temop di ballo 2:58
18. V. Presto 3:32
    Roger Désormière Paris Conservatoire Orchestra recorded 1950
    
    Scuola di ballo (Luigi Boccherini arr. Jean Françaix)
19. I. Lecon de Felicita 2:20 [Listen]
20. II. Meunet 1:50
21. III. Larghetto 2:07 A
22. IV. Rondo 1:22
23. V. Dispute 1:13
24. VI. Presto 0:49
25. VII. Pastorale 2:16
26. VIII. Danse Allemande 1:39
27. IX. Scene de Notaire 1:15
28. X. Finale
    Antal Dorati, London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded 1939.

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