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Special offer. British Music Collection - Gustav Holst

Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Osian Ellis (harp)

Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Imogen Holst, Christopher Hogwood, Adrian...

  • Catalogue No: 4701912
  • Label: Decca
  • Series: British Music Collection
  • Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

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Contents

Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (third group, 1909-10) - translated from the Sanskrit by Gustav Holst

Work length12:16
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  • Osian Ellis (harp)
  • The Purcell Singers
  • Recorded: 1965-10
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Hymn To The Dawn

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Hymn To The Waters

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Hymn To Vena

Track length5:04
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Hymn Of The Travellers

Track length2:19
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Holst: Sāvitri, Op. 25

Work length30:43
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  • Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor)
  • The Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Imogen Holst
  • Recorded: 1965-10
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Sāvitri! Sāvitri! I am Death

Track length4:23
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Like a Spectre of the Forest

Track length5:07
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I am with thee

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Then enter, Lord; dwell with Me

Track length8:41
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Loneliness and Pain are ended

Track length5:38
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Holst: Seven Part Songs

Work length5:34
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  • The Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Imogen Holst
  • Recorded: 1965-12
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Say Who Is This

Track length2:18
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O Love, I Complain

Track length1:29
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Angel Spirits Of Sleep

Track length1:47
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Holst: 7 Partsongs, Op. 44

Work length2:00
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  • The Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Imogen Holst
  • Recorded: 1965-12
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

When First We Met

Track length2:00
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Holst: Seven Part Songs

Work length13:31
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  • Susan Longfield (soprano)
  • The Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Imogen Holst
  • Recorded: 1965-12
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Sorrow And Joy

Track length1:31
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Love On My Heart From Heaven Fell

Track length2:14
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Assemble All Ye Maidens

Track length9:46
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Holst: The Evening-watch, H159

Work length4:26
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  • The Purcell Singers
  • Imogen Holst
  • Recorded: 1966-01
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Holst: A Fugal Concerto, Op.40, No.2

Work length7:26
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  • Julia Bogorad (flute), Kathryn Greenbank (oboe)
  • St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Christopher Hogwood
  • Recorded: 1992-05-18
  • Recording Venue: Ordway Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota

1. Moderato

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2. Adagio

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3. Allegro

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Holst: St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2

Work length12:33
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  • St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Christopher Hogwood
  • Recorded: 1992-05-18
  • Recording Venue: Ordway Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota

1. Jig: Vivace

Track length3:05
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2. Ostinato: Presto

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3. Intermezzo: Andante con moto

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4. Finale (The Dargasson): Allegro

Track length3:36
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Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39 / H 150: Ballet Music

Work length10:43
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1961-03-15
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

1. Introduction - Dance of Spirits of Earth

Track length4:33
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2. Dance of Spirits of Water

Track length2:54
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3. Dance of Spirits of Fire

Track length3:16
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Holst: Egdon Heath, a homage to Thomas Hardy, Op.47

Work length12:49
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1961-03
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, H140

Work length21:46
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  • BBC Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1962-03-12
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Holst: A Moorside Suite

Work length14:26
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  • Grimethorpe Colliery Band
  • Elgar Howarth
  • Recorded: 1976-06
  • Recording Venue: Town Hall, Huddersfield

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