Richard Hickox and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales recently released a CD of
Orchestral Works by Gustav Holst on Chandos Records. Included are
The Perfect Fool, The Golden Goose, The Lure and The Morning of the Year. These works are ballet suites and music recorded by Hickox before he past away late last year. Those of you familiar with
The Planets will find a lot to like here yet will hear a different side of Holst. These works are not recorded too often, and only recently has the recordings of some of these works from the 1970's been
re-released on Lyrita. The performances are stellar, the sound quality is excellent, and these recordings beat any of the currently available versions.
An MP3 version is also at Amazon's aStore.The Planets is a suite in seven parts, each named for a planet in our solar system. Earth is not named, and Pluto had not been discovered at the time Planets was composed. This recording by
Karajan and the Berliner Philharmonic is a great performance and has demonstration-class sound.
MP3 Version also available.Naxos has a nicely performed CD of various other Holst works such as Beni Mora and Somerset Rhapsody. Some good British music with nice playing and sound.
MP3 Version also available.
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