Holst, Gustav > Handley, Vernon

Holst: The Planets, St. Paul's Suite / Handley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2008-10-14

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

One of Britain;s best-known and popular conductors, Vernon Handley has been a constant champion of British music throughout his career. Here, he conducts the Royal...continue...

Holst: The Planets, etc / Handley, Wordsworth, et al

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2007-10-09

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118; Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"After a sinister opening, Handley builds the Mars climax impressively, closing chords have malignant impact...Jupiter develops similar intensity...Saturn, well graduated melancholy climax...choral di...continue...

The Best Thunderous Classics

1 CD / Artemis / 2007-01-30

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Comissiona, Sergiu; Fistoulari, Anatole; Boult, Adrian; Golschmann, Vladimir; Simonov, Yuri; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Mata, Eduardo
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra