Holst, Gustav

Frank Zappa's Classical Selections

2 CD / Chrome Dreams--mvd-- / 2011-03-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walkure; Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; A Soldiers Tale; Anton Webern: Op. 9; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Edgard Varèse: Hyperprism; George Antheil: Ballet Mecanique; Ma...
Performers: Hollweg, Ilse
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Stravinsky, Igor; Holst, Gustav; Ravel, Maurice; Partch, Harry; Penderecki, Krzysztof
Ensemble: ; Gate 5 Ensemble of the World

Frank Zappa was never shy about citing the influence of modern classical music on him, especially in its more avant-garde aspects, listing various of his favorites on the 1966 debut album by his band ...continue...

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

British Composers Conduct on Acoustic

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-10-09

Works: Frederic H. Cowen: Butterfly's Ball, concert overture for orchestra; Frank Bridge: The Sea, suite for orchestra, H. 100; Gustav Holst: Beni Mora, oriental suite for orchestra, Op. 29/1, H. 107; Charl...
Performers: Barratt, Harry; Beckwith, Arthur; Henry, Frederick; Mott, Charles; Stewart, Frederick; Williams, Harold
Conductors: Cowen, Frederic H.; Bridge, Frank; Holst, Gustav; Stanford, Charles V.; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Ronald, Landon

Holst: Beni Mora; Vaughan-Williams: The Wasps, etc

1 CD / Symposium / 2000-12-01

Works: Gustav Holst: Beni Mora, oriental suite for orchestra, Op. 29/1, H. 107; Frank Bridge: The Sea, suite for orchestra, H. 100; Arthur Bliss: Conversations, for woodwinds & strings, Op. 15, F. 16; Ralph...
Conductors: Holst, Gustav; Bridge, Frank; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Smyth, Ethel
Ensemble: ; Aeolian Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra