Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, Choral Symphony, etc

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Album Summary

Performers

• Robert Tear (Tenor)
• Richard Suart (Baritone)
• Michael George (Bass Baritone)
• Elise Ross (Soprano)
• Philip Langridge (Tenor)
• John Tomlinson (Bass)
• David Johnson (Composer)
• Peter Hall (Tenor)
• Felicity Palmer (Soprano)
• Michael Rippon (Bass)
• Norma Burrowes (Soprano)
• Michael Langdon (Bass)

Conductors

• Atherton, David
• Bedford, Steuart
• Boult, Adrian
• Groves, Charles, Sir

Ensembles

• English Opera Group Choir
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer

• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

Notes & Reviews:

Here we present a number of pathbreaking recordings from the 1970s and 1981. The first CD presents The Hymn of Jesus under Sir Charles Groves and the Choral Symphony, a large-scale setting of Keats, under Sir Adrian Boult. On the second CD, witty chamber opera The Wandering Scholar is paired with At the Boar's Head, an extraordinary "musical interlude" from Shakespeare, whose melodies are almost exclusively drawn from Playford's dance tunes and from folksong.

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Holst, Gustav : The Hymn of Jesus, for 2 choruses, female semi-chorus & orchestra, Op. 37, H. 140

• Conductor: Charles Groves
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (01/26/1977-01/27/1977)
• Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1917

Holst, Gustav : First Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H 155

• Performer: Felicity Palmer (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (03/05/1974-03/09/1974)
• Running Time: 49 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1923-1924

Holst, Gustav : The Wandering Scholar, opera, Op. 50, H. 176

• Performers: Michael Rippon (Bass); Norma Burrowes (Soprano); Michael Langdon (Bass); Robert Tear (Tenor)
• Conductor: Steuart Bedford
• Ensemble: English Opera Group Choir
• Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/17/1974-07/19/1974)
• Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1929-1930

Holst, Gustav : At the Boar's Head, 1-act opera, Op. 42, H. 156

• Performers: Richard Suart (Baritone); Michael George (Bass Baritone); Elise Ross (Soprano); Philip Langridge (Tenor); John Tomlinson (Bass); Felicity Palmer (Soprano); David Johnson (Composer); Peter Hall (Tenor)
• Conductor: David Atherton
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (05/12/1981-05/13/1981)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1924