Holst
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and teacher, and one of the most distinctive voices in British music of the early twentieth century. Born in Cheltenham, he studied at the Royal College of Music and became a close friend of Vaughan Williams.
His best-known work is the orchestral suite The Planets, but his catalogue also includes choral music, operas, chamber works, songs and pieces influenced by English folk s...
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 4
WALTON Viola Concerto
ELGAR Enigma Variations
HOLST A Fugal Concerto
COPLAND El Salón México
BUTTERWORTH A Shropshire Lad, Rhapsody
BUSONI Comedy Overture*
Live broadcast recordings, 1938
Total duration: 2hr 40:41 (CDs: 2hr 34:04)
William Primrose, viola
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
*Bonus track supplied with downloads only
HOLST The Planets
BUTTERWORTH A Shropshire Lad
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Orchestral version)
Live broadcast recordings, 1943/44
Total duration: 71:28
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
HOLST
The Planets Suite
Beni Mora
The Perfect Fool
Stereo studio recordings, 1957 & 1961
Total duration: 75:03
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Women's Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
HOLST The Planets
Recorded 1922-3
Total duration: 43:36
London Symphony Orchestra
with Women's Chorus
conducted by Gustav Holst
HOLST The Planets
Recorded in 1954
Duration 47:12
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
ARNOLD Eight English Dances
BAX Tintagel
ELGAR Three Bavarian Dances; Chansons de Nuit & Matin
HOLST The Perfect Fool, Ballet Suites
BUTTERWORTH A Shropshire Lad; The Banks of Green Willow
WALTON Siesta
Recorded 1954
Total duration: 79:43
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
HOLST The Planets
Recorded in 1945
Duration 46:45
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
SCRIABIN The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54
STRAVINSKY The Firebird (1910) - excerpts
STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale - excerpts
PROKOFIEV The Love for Three Oranges - excerpts
PROKOFIEV Le pas d’acier - excerpts
HOLST The Planets - excerpts
HOLST The Perfect Fool - Ballet Music
BAX Mater ora Filium
RESPIGHI The Fountains of Rome
RAVEL La valse
Recorded 1920–1932
Total duration: 2hr 1:42
London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra
Leeds Festival Choir
Albert Coates, conductor
