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Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Ov.; Indra; Japanese Suite; A Winter Idyll / JoAnn Falletta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Gustav Holst: Walt Whitman Overture, for orchestra, Op. 7, H. 42; Symphony in F major ("The Cotswolds"), Op. 8, H. 47; A Winter Idyll, H 31; Japanese Suite, for orchestra, Op. 33, H. 126; Indra, Op. ...
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: ; Ulster Orchestra

Gustav Holst's youthful enthusiasm for Wagner is reflected in his ebullient Walt Whitman overture written in 1899. Shortly afterwards he composed the Cotswolds Symphony which...continue...
Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast (10/11/2011-10/12/2011)....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Works: Gustav Holst: A Winter Idyll, H 31; Elegy (In Memoriam William Morris), for orchestra, Op. 8, H. 47 (from unpublished "The Cotswolds" Sy; Indra, Op. 13/H 66; A Song of the Night, Op. 19 no 1/H 74; Si...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...