Late RomanticOpera

The Wandering Scholar, op. 50

Gustav Holst Op. 50

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The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 by Gustav Holst, Opera. 20 recordings in this catalogue, from 1974 to 1996.

Movements

I. When boughs are green in April
II. When rainbows follow flying showers
III. Piggy, piggy, piggy!
IV. Someone is coming!
V. Before that I was twenty
VI. Learned? Comely?
VII. Heigho, a pretty knave!
VIII. He'll lie all day in the sun
IX. As I was walking here to-day

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Steuart Bedford

Conductor · 11 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 11 recordings

Norma Burrowes

Soloist · 10 recordings

Richard Hickox

Conductor · 9 recordings

Northern Sinfonia

Orchestra · 9 recordings

Michael Langdon

Soloist · 6 recordings

Robert Tear

Soloist · 6 recordings

Donald Maxwell

Soloist · 5 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Steuart Bedford, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra and 2 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1974 · on 3 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 7 catalogue recordings
Browse 7 recordings and 3 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Robert Tear, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra and 1 more
catalogue year 1974 · on 3 albums
Browse 1 recording and 3 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Robert Tear, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra and 1 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1974 · on 3 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
Browse 3 recordings and 3 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums

Recordings (20 of 20)

Conductor

Steuart Bedford11 Richard Hickox9 Robert Tear6

Orchestra

English Chamber Orchestra11 Northern Sinfonia9

Label

EMI Classics11 Warner Classics11 Chandos9

Decade

1970s11 1990s9

Credited instrument

Tenor6

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown20

Recording / performers	Year	Label
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Someone is coming! (Alison, Father Philippe, Pierre)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	1:46
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: When rainbows follow flying showers (Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	0:58
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Piggy, piggy, piggy! (Father Philippe, Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	2:33
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Before that I was twenty (Pierre, Father Philippe, Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	3:50
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: When boughs are green in April (Louis, Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Alan Opie Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	3:37
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: He'll lie all day in the sun (Louis, Pierre, Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Alan Opie Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	1:47
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Learned? Comely? (Father Philippe, Pierre, Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	1:43
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Heigho, a pretty knave! (Alison, Father Philippe)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	3:40
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: As I was walking here to-day (Pierre, Louis, Alison)Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Alan Opie Year: 1996	1996	Chandos	5:30
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 11. Monster! Villain!Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Norma Burrowes Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:43
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 9. He'll lie all day in the sunSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Norma Burrowes Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:34
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 10. As I was walkingSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Norma Burrowes Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	3:52
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 8. Heigho, a pretty knave!Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Langdon Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	3:22
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 6. Before that I was twentySteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Langdon Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	3:33
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 7. So learned a clerkSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Langdon Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:54
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 5. Someone is coming!Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Langdon Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:38
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 2. Ho there, old dogSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Norma Burrowes Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:39
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 3. The most beautiful pieceSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Langdon Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:52
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 1. When boughs are green in AprilSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Norma Burrowes Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	1:22
The Wandering Scholar, op. 50, H. 176: 4. The time, then, was well chosenSteuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Langdon Year: 1974	1974	Warner Classics	2:06

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