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James Walker (09 Apr 1912 - 20 Aug 1988)

Male Person - United Kingdom ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca

Relationships (1)

Conductor For

  1. The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company (1968 - 1971)

Recordings by (1)

  1. Jingle Bells / Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 3:45 (1985)

On Recordings (50)

Produced

  1. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in E minor, op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi minuetto 5:13 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  2. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in E minor, op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo 9:55 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  3. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in E minor, op. 38: III. Allegro - Più presto 6:21 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  4. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in F, op. 99: I. Allegro vivace 6:43 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  5. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in F, op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso 6:10 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  6. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in F, op. 99: III. Allegro appassionata 6:05 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  7. Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in F, op. 99: IV. Allegro molto 4:11 Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Backhaus (1955)
  8. Gaîté Parisienne: V. Valse 1:49 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  9. Gaîté Parisienne: X. Valse 1:51 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  10. Gaîté Parisienne: Allegro - Cancan 2:26 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  11. Gaîté Parisienne: I. Allegro brillante 1:06 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  12. Gaîté Parisienne: VI. Allegro (Danse péruvienne) 1:06 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  13. Gaîté Parisienne: VIII. Valse lente 3:12 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  14. Gaîté Parisienne: XX. Allegro 0:25 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  15. Gaîté Parisienne: XXI. Vivo (leggiero) 1:01 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  16. Gaîté Parisienne: XXIII. Barcarolle 4:46 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  17. Gaîté Parisienne: Allegro vivo - Valse 2:14 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  18. Gaîté Parisienne: Allegro vivace 2:06 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  19. Gaîté Parisienne: Valse 2:55 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  20. Gaîté Parisienne: II. Polka 1:49 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  21. Gaîté Parisienne: IV. Mazurka 2:12 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  22. Gaîté Parisienne: Quadrille - Cancan 1:34 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  23. Gaîté Parisienne: III. Ländler. Allegro 1:36 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  24. Gaîté Parisienne: VII. Polka 1:18 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  25. Gaîté Parisienne: XXII. Vivo 1:07 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  26. Gaîté Parisienne: IX. Tempo di marcia 1:22 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  27. Gaîté Parisienne: Overture 1:59 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  28. Gaîté Parisienne: XIX. Allegro moderato 0:38 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti (1957)
  29. Scheherazade, op. 35: II. The story of the Kalendar Prince 10:56 Hugh Maguire, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (Jul 1958)
  30. Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The sea and Sinbad's ship 9:03 Hugh Maguire, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (Jul 1958)
  31. Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The young prince and the young princess 8:26 Hugh Maguire, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (Jul 1958)
  32. Scheherazade, op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - The sea - The shipwreck 11:55 Hugh Maguire, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (Jul 1958)
  33. Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune 9:05 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1958)
  34. La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues 6:03 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1958)
  35. La Mer: III. Diaglogue du vent et de la mer 7:35 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1958)
  36. La Mer: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer 8:12 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1958)
  37. Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op. 28 8:27 Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba (Nov 1960)
  38. Havanaise, op. 83 9:17 Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba (Nov 1960)
  39. Carmen Fantaisie, op. 25 12:48 Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierino Gamba (Nov 1960)
  40. Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship 10:09 Lorand Fenyves, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1961)
  41. Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and Princess 9:39 Lorand Fenyves, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1961)
  42. Scheherazade, op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalandar Prince 11:13 Lorand Fenyves, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1961)
  43. Scheherazade, op. 35: IV. Festival in Baghdad - The Sea - Shipwreck - Conclusion 12:34 Lorand Fenyves, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet (1961)
  44. Polovtsian Dances - Prince Igor 13:39 Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (1961)
  45. Pange lingua gloriosa 5:48 Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest (1973)
  46. Ecce sacerdos magnus 5:39 Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest (1973)
  47. Os justi meditabitur sapientiam 5:00 Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest (1973)
  48. Afferentur regi virgines 1:32 Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest (1973)
  49. Inveni David 1:47 Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest (1973)
  50. Mass in C, op. 86: Kyrie 4:16 Alan Loveday, Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Christopher Keyte, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Stephen Cleobury, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, George Guest (1974)

Credited as (21)

  1. James Walker
  2. The Golden Voices & James Walker
  3. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  4. The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, James Walker
  5. Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, James Walker
  6. Beecham Choral Society, Edgar Fleet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  7. Kenneth Sandford, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  8. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, James Walker
  9. Jean Allister, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  10. John Cartier, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  11. Fernando Corena, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, James Walker
  12. Fernando Corena, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede, James Walker
  13. James Walker and his Orchestra
  14. Sullivan; Royston Nash, Isidore Godfrey, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Malcolm Sargent, James Walker
  15. D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  16. James Walker, His Orchestra and Chorus
  17. Patricia Clark, Cynthia Glover, Jean Allister, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  18. The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & James Walker
  19. James Walker, sein Chor und Orchester
  20. Gilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker
  21. Gilbert, Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash, James Walker, Isidore Godfrey

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Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135332338
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  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13843096c
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2009042193

Songkick

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Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Walker_(conductor)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/830189

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002342465

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/101097879

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16012182