Gustav Holst: Holst - The Collector's Edition / Various Artists
CD 1
The Planets – Suite, Op. 32/H125 [48.33]
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H150 [10.42]
Egdon Heath, Op. 47/H172 (Homage to Hardy) [14.45]
London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
CD 2
A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21 No. 2/H87 [9.41]
Brook Green Suite, H190 [6.25]
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman del Mar
A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40 No. 2/H152 [8.33]
Jonathan Snowden (flute); David Theodore (oboe)
English Chamber Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
Beni Mora (Oriental Suite), Op. 29 No. 1/H114 [14.09]
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2/H118 [12.39]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent
Hymns from the Rig Veda – 2nd Group, Op. 26 No. 2/H98 [13.52]
London Symphony Chorus, women’s voices
Ode to Death, Op. 38/H144 (Whitman) [11.14]
London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves
CD 3
Psalm 86, H117 No. 1 [8.00]
Ian Partridge (tenor); Ralph Downes (organ)
A Choral Fantasia, Op. 51/H177 [17.14]
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo); Ralph Downes [organ]
The Purcell Singers
English Chamber Orchestra/Imogen Holst
First Suite in E flat, Op. 28 No. 1/H105 [9.57]
Second Suite in F, Op. 28 No. 2/H106 [11.36]
Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Imogen Holst
A Moorside Suite, H173 [13.55]
BMC (Oxford) Band/Imogen Holst
Hammersmith, Op. 52/ H178 [13.22]
Central Band of the Royal Air Force/Wing Commander J.L. Wallace
CD 4
Hymns from the Rig Veda – 4th Group, Op. 26 No. 4/H100
III. Hymn to Manas [3.47]
The Homecoming, H120 (Hardy) [6.02]
Baccholian Singers of London
A Dirge for Two Veterans, H121 (Whitman) [6.15]
Baccholian Singers of London
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/Ian Humphris
Six Choral Folk-Songs (arr.) [H136]
Six Choruses, Op. 53/H186 (Medieval Latin, trans. Waddell)
Baccholian Singers of London
English Chamber Orchestra/Ian Humphris
Eight Canons, H187 (Medieval Latin, trans. Waddell)
3. The Fields of Sorrow [1.02]
4. David’s Lament for Jonathan [1.20]
6. Truth of all Truth [3.56]
Baccholian Singers of London
Bring us in good ale. Op. 34 No. 4/H131 (anon) [1.00]
The King’s Singers
Vedic Hymns – 1st Group, Op. 24/H90
II. Varuna [3.23]
Frederick Harvey (baritone); Gerald Moore (piano)
Three Festival Choruses, Op. 36a/H134
II. Turn back O Man (C. Bax) [4.19]
Choir of Chichester Cathedral/John Birch
Richard Seal (organ)
Lullay my liking. Op. 34 No. 2/H129 (anon) [3.43]
Arranged for boys’ voices by Imogen Holst
London Boy Singers/Jonathan Steele
Three Carols/H133
II. Christmas Song: Personent Hodie (Piae Cantiones) [2.40]
Bach Choir/Jacques Orchestra/Sir David Willcocks
Hymn: In the bleak mid-winter (English Hymnal, 1906)
(based on poem by Christina Rossetti) [3.57]
Edwin Bates (organ)
Rodney Christian Fellowship Festival Choir/Rodney Smith Bishton
CD 5
The Hymn of Jesus, Op. 37/H140 (Apocryphal Acts of St. John, trans. Holst) [22.04]
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir; London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves
Short Festival Te Deum, H145 [4.38]
London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves
Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H155 (Keats) [49.55]
Felicity Palmer (soprano); London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
CD 6
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50/H176 24.24 Chamber Opera in one act
Louis (a farmer) - Michael Rippon (baritone)
Alison (his wife) - Norma Burrowes (soprano)
Father Philippe - Michael Langdon (bass)
Pierre (a wandering scholar) - Robert Tear (tenor)
English Opera Group/English Chamber Orchestra/Steuart Bedford
At the Boar’s Head, Op. 42/H156 51.00 A musical interlude in one act.
Prince Hal - Philip Langridge (tenor)
Falstaff - John Tomlinson (bass)
Hostess (Mistress Quickly) - Elise Ross (soprano)
Doll Tearsheet - Felicity Palmer (mezzo)
Pistol - David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Peto - Peter Hall (tenor)
Bardolph - Richard Suart (baritone)
Poins - Michael George (bass)
Men’s voices of the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Atherton
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