Holst, Gustav > Atherton, David

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, Choral Symphony, etc

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Gustav Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, for 2 choruses, female semi-chorus & orchestra, Op. 37, H. 140; First Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H 155; The Wandering Scholar, opera, Op. 50, H. 176; At the Boar's Head,...
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; George, Michael; Hall, Peter; Johnson, David Wilson; Langdon, Michael; Langridge, Philip; Palmer, Felicity; Rippon, Michael; Ross, Elise; Suart, Richard; Tear, Robert; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Bedford, Steuart; Atherton, David
Ensemble: English Opera Group Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light; Holst, Parry

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-09-04

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light; Gustav Holst: The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18; Hubert Parry: Ode on the Nativity
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! The Sons of Light was commissioned for the Schools Music Association. The composer's wife wrote the text,...continue...

Holst: A Winter Idyll, Elegy, Indra, etc / Atherton

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-02-13

Works: Gustav Holst: A Winter Idyll, H 31; Elegy (In Memoriam William Morris), for orchestra, Op. 8, H. 47 (from unpublished "The Cotswolds" Sy; Indra, Op. 13/H 66; A Song of the Night, Op. 19 no 1/H 74; Si...
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; McAslan, Lorraine
Conductors: Atherton, David
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Distinguished British conductor David Atherton founded the London Sinfonietta in 1967, and most recently served as music director of the Hong kong Philharmonic. "A fascinating...continue...

Holst: The Planets / BBC National Orchestra Of Wales [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-04-19

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer
Conductors: Atherton, David
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

This lavish visualization of Gustav Host's orchestral masterpiece 'The Planets' and Colin Matthews' additional movement 'Pluto, the Renewer', features spectacular images which enhance the symbolic...continue...
Run Time: 59 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: Europe...continue...