Holst, Gustav > Harp

Hymn to the Dawn - works for female choir by Holst, Prokofiev, Beach, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn & Rossini / Etherea Vocal Ens.

1 CD / Delos / 2013-01-29

Works: Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, H99, Op. 26/3; Eastern Pictures (2), for female chorus & harp, H. 112; Sergey Prokofiev: Prelude in C major for piano (or harp), Op. 12/7; Amy Beach: Sha...
Performers: Cloutier, Grace [Harp]; Gomez, Esteli [Soprano vocal]; Greten-Harrison, Derek; Murchie, Alan; Petrus, Jessica; Sidebottom, Amanda
Conductors: ; Horn, Noah
Ensemble: ; Etherea Vocal Ensemble

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...With only eight singers, and several of the works sung by a portion of that number, each...continue...

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

English Choral Music / Alldis, Netherlands Chamber Choir

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Shakespeare Songs (3) for Chorus; Herbert Howells: Requiem; Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26; Benjamin Britten: Flower Songs (5), Op. 47; David Bedford: Th...
Performers: Borden, Barbara; Draijer, Jelle; Goud, Ananda; Sellers, Bruce; Smits, Manja
Conductors: Alldis, John
Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir

Britten: Ceremony of Carols / Kelly, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Herbert Howells: Long, long ago; Richard Rodney Bennett: Out of your sleep; What sweeter music can we bring, for chorus; Gustav Holst: Old English Caro...
Performers: Bowes, Tim; Cave, Philip; Finnis, Jerome; Hallchurch, Philip; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lochmann, Daniel; McLusky, Fergus; Saunderson, Duncan; Witcomb, Nicholas

Voices of Ascension - Nine Centuries of Choral Music / Keene, Hong, Cole, et al

4 CD / Delos / 2008-11-25

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Jesu Rex admirabilis, hymn for 3 voices (from Complete Hymns); Exsultate Deo; Work(s); Alma Redemptoris mater; Sitivit anima mea; Surge illuminare Jeru...
Performers: Baker, Thom [Tenor Vocal]; Bride, Kathleen; Clark, Eileen; Cole, Vinson; Farrell, Neil; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Johnson, Jeffrey [Bass Vocal]; Kruczek, Mark; Montano, Alexandra; Peck, Susanne; Stephens, Pat...
Conductors: Keene, Dennis

"Sheer musical excellence a cohesive, gorgeously blended ensemble." -The New York Times "As for Dennis Keene, there isn't a better choral conductor around" The Washington...continue...

Holly Eve

1 CD / Oak Leaf / 2007-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Quittez pasteurs (O come away ye shepherds) (French); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); Love Came Down at Chr...
Performers: Barnes, Linn; Hampton, Allison

Personnel: Allison Hampton (celtic harp); Linn Barnes (steel guitar, lute, bass violin); Joseph Cunliffe (flute, bass flute, pennywhistle, alto recorder); Steve Bloom (frame drum, cymbals, daf, dumbek...continue...

This Have I Done For My True Love - Holst: Partsongs

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Gustav Holst: Ave Maria, Op. 9b/H 49; Of one that is so fair, for SATB & chorus, Op. 34/3, H. 130; Carols (2) for chorus, oboe & cello, H. 91; Old English Carols (4), for chorus & piano, Op. 20b, H. ...
Performers: Davies, Jeremy; Davies, Justine; Farrell, Jane; Head, Christopher; Henderson, David; Henderson, Elizabeth; Lee, William Lyon; Loeb, Jessica; Marsh, John; McMaster-Christie, Amos; Parker, Ruth; Simmon...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

'Fascinating... The Holst Singers cover themselves in distinction. A gem' (CDReview)

'A real joy to listen through without interruption' (Gramophone)...continue...

The British Music Collection - Holst: Savitri, Hymns, etc

2 CD / Decca Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-100; Sávitri, chamber opera, Op. 25, H. 96; Partsongs (7) for soprano, female chorus & strings, O...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bogorad, Julia; Ellis, Osian; Greenbank, Kathryn; Hemsley, Thomas; Longfield, Susan; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Holst, Imogen; Hogwood, Christopher; Boult, Adrian; Howarth, Elgar
Ensemble: BBC Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Grimethorpe Colliery Band; Purcell Singers; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Britten: Choral Dances; Bliss, Holst / Wetton, Hill, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-10-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord), Op. 53; Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-...
Performers: Minty, Shirley; Owen, Thelma; Pearce, Judith
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Orchestra; Holst Singers

"From 1885, comes this reissue of three less than obvious English choral works. Notable throughout are the gentleness and delicacy of Wetton's interpretations. Never tentative...continue...

The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection / Parrott

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Nos galan (New Year's Eve), carol (Welsh); Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu, carol (English); Ther Is No Ros' (Engli...
Performers: Balding, Caroline; Carolan, Lucy; Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Consort, Taverner; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lyons, William; MacNamara, Amanda
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort and Choir collaborated on this eclectic collection of Christmastime music. Songs include "Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu," "O Magnum Mysterium," "Hark! The Hera...continue...

Mysteries Beyond - Songs and Chants in Praise of Mary

1 CD / Delos / 1994-01-01

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris mater; Anton Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Gabriel Fauré: Tantum erg...
Performers: Ascension, Voices of; Bride, Kathleen; Cole, Vinson; Kruczek, Mark; Stephens, Patrick [Piano]
Conductors: Keene, Dennis

This release was previously available under the title "Ave Maria".

Personnel: Kathy Etherington, Alessandra Visconti, Gale Limansky, Arlene Travis, Maureen Haley, Susanne Peck, Deborah Stephens...continue...