Gustav Holst: Liederzyklen on CD
Liederzyklen
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
Vedic Hymns op. 24; 12 Humbert Wolfe Songs op. 48; 6 Songs op. 16; 4 Songs for Voice & Violin op. 35; Margret's Cradle Song op. 4, 2; The Heart Worships
- Artists:
- Susan Gritton, Philip Langridge, Christopher Maltman, Louisa Fuller, Steuart Bedford
- Label:
- Naxos
- Year of recording ca.:
- 1998
- Item number:
- 4601278
- UPC/EAN:
- 0747313211722
- Release date:
- 13.4.2004
- Series:
- Naxos English Song Series
Originally released by Collins Classics as part of its English Songs Series, this recording offers a fascinating selection of the 72 solo songs Holst wrote across his entire compositional career. They range from the Six Songs from 1903-04, representative of the composer's earlier styles, through the Vedic Hymns of 1907-08, Holst's first confident use of ancient Hindu literature, the Four Songs for voice and violin, inspired by medieval lyrics and folk music modes, to the Twelve Humbert Wolfe settings of 1929, songs of 'love, reflection and fantasy'. The disc concludes with The Heart Worships, one of Holst's best loved songs.
Reviews
M. Gerteis in KLASSIK heute 10/99: "Die Künstler der vorliegenden Aufnahme erweisen sich als äußerst ver- sierte Vermittler dieser gediegenen Intimkunst - schöne gesangliche Bögen wie Textverständlichkeit bleiben stets garantiert."Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 4 Songs, Op. 35: Jesu sweet
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2 4 Songs, Op. 35: My soul has nought but fire and ice
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3 4 Songs, Op. 35: I sing of a maiden
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4 4 Songs, Op. 35: My Leman is so true
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5 6 Songs, Op. 16: Calm is the morn
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6 6 Songs, Op. 16: My true love hath my heart
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7 6 Songs, Op. 16: Weep you no more
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8 6 Songs, Op. 16: Lovely kind and kindly loving
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9 6 Songs, Op. 16: Cradle Song
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10 6 Songs, Op. 16: Peace
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11 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Ushas (Dawn)
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12 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Varuna I (Sky)
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13 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Maruts (Storm Clouds)
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14 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Indra (God of Storm and Battle)
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15 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Varuna II (The Waters)
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16 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Song of the Frogs
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17 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Vac (Speech)
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18 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Creation
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19 Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24: Faith
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20 12 Songs, Op. 48: Persephone
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21 12 Songs, Op. 48: Things lovelier
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22 12 Songs, Op. 48: Now in these fairylands
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23 12 Songs, Op. 48: A little music
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24 12 Songs, Op. 48: The thought
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25 12 Songs, Op. 48: The floral bandit
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26 12 Songs, Op. 48: Envoi
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27 12 Songs, Op. 48: The dream-city
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28 12 Songs, Op. 48: Journey's end
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29 12 Songs, Op. 48: In the street of lost time
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30 12 Songs, Op. 48: Rhyme
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31 12 Songs, Op. 48: Betelgeuse
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32 4 Songs, Op. 4: Margrete's Cradle Song, Op. 4, No. 2
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33 The heart worships: The Heart Worships
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