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This latest instalment of Chandos’s survey of Holst’s orchestral works is far more than a predictable beachcomber’s delight. The quality of the performances is a feast in itself, the BBC Philharmonic... — More…
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Holst: Orchestral Works Volume 1
Joyful Company of Singers & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
The only other recording of these ballets [The Golden Goose, The Morning of the Year] apart from ones of Imogen Holst's collations - is Hilary Davan Wetton's for Hyperion (1995), coupled with... — More…
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Holst: Orchestral Works Volume 3
Susan Gritton (soprano), with BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
the chief asset...is soprano Susan Gritton's unaffected engagement with Holst's bright-eyed and full-hearted response to Whitman. Andrew Davis conducts a warm and idiomatic account. — More…
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Davis's new performance takes off with 'Saturn': this may not match the sense of weariness Boult conveys, but its inexorable progress is highly effective, and the bells for once sound as if they've... — More…
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Edward Gardner conducts Holst & Richard Strauss
CBSO Youth Chorus, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Edward Gardner
Here these showpieces are played with all the zest and freshness one may hope for from these highly skilled young musicians...It perhaps does not require a conductor of Edward Gardner's calibre... — More…
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I was eager to listen to this disc and to find out whether the vast array of colours and excitement of the orchestral suite would transfer well to the organ. With few exceptions, yes, they do…... — More…
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Clarinet, Universe
Reiner Wehle (clarinet)
Philharmonic Orchestra of Lübeck, Choir and Extra Choir of Lübeck Theatre, Roman Brogli-Sacher
