Gustav Holst - A Winter Idyll • Elegy (In Memoriam William Morris) • Indra, Symphonic Poem • A Song of the Night • Invocation • Sita – Interlude Act III • The Lure - Ballet Music* • Dances from The Morning of the Year*
Lorraine McAslan, violin
Label: Lyrita
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 : Recorded at Walthamstow, 7 March 1988, Producer: Andrew Cornall, Engineer: John Dunkerley |
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"A fascinating assembly of Holstiana. Three of these pieces have already appeared on an earlier Lyrita compilation … David Atherton was the admirable conductor on that occasion, the LSO enthusiastic protagonists and the engineers on top form. Wisely then, this enterprising label has invited the same conductor (this time with the LPO) to continue the good work, and the result is this notably generous collection of absorbing rarities. … handsomely played and engineered, and graced by extensive and knowledgeable booklet notes from Lewis Foreman" Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone
"Sound quality is exceptional ... Indra from 1903 sounds more like the later Holst style we are familiar with. One hears fleeting echoes of many of the later famous works in this substantial dramatic big orchestra tone-poem on the adventures of the Indian god ..." Paul Shoemaker, www.musicweb-international.com Click here to read the full review
"This 76 minute collection of shorter works by Holst offers up a series of delights whilst revealing various sides of that composer’s character ... This disc magnificently proves that 'lesser-known' does not necessarily equate to 'lesser' – there are some remarkable finds here" Colin Clarke, www.musicweb-international.com Click here to read the full review |
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