Holst, Gustav > Davies, Julian [Tenor]

Holst: The Coming of Christ; Two Psalms; Nunc Dimittis / City of London Choir; Holst Orchestra

1 CD / EM Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Gustav Holst: Psalm CXLVIII (Lord, Who hast made us); Nunc Dimittis, for chorus, H. 127; Choral Folk Songs, H. 136; The Coming of Christ, incidental music, H. 170
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; End, Timothy; Fontanels-Simmons, Marta; Goddard, James; Hawes, Tim; Kilhams, Jonathan; Pearce, Richard; Twilley, Amon-Ra
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: City of London Choir

The Coming of Christ was commissioned in 1927 by the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, George Bell, as a setting of a text by John Masefield,...continue...
Recording information: St Paul's Girls' School, Brook Green, London (10/15/2011)....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...continue...