Holst
Vaughan Williams – A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)
A fine representative collection; no more rustic accents, please [JW]
La Belle Dame (EM Records)
Largely early and apprentice works from British composers; sift with care [JW]
Vaughan Williams: A Birthday Garland (SOMM Recordings)
Lovers of English song should not hesitate: acquire this disc and gatecrash Uncle Ralph’s musical party [JQ]
Parallels (Divine Art)
This impressive recital ‘parallels’ old and new favourites [JF]
Advent Carols from St. John’s (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Evocative and beautifully sung [CT]
Parry: Ode on the Nativity (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) The reappearance on CD of these performances is a cause for great celebration [JQ]
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (ICA Classics)
A previously unissued live Sinfonia antartica heads this 40th anniversary Boult release [JW]
Holst: The Planets (RCA)
A typically virtuosic recording from a great American partnership [RMo]
Holst: The Planets (BR Klassik)
Harding’s relaxed run around Holst’s solar system [LD]
Holst: Choral Works (SOMM Recordings)
A mixed bag, but indispensable to the Holst completist [SB]
Holst: The Planets (BR Klassik)
A solid, “safe” account, hobbled by a dull, listless opening movement [RMo]
Holst: Choral Works (SOMM Recordings)
An excellent and very welcome disc of Holst’s choral music [JQ]
British Choral Anthems (Naxos)
This recording of the Five Mystical Songs is touched by greatness [JQ]
Holst: Choral Works (Somm)
A significant release of Holst’s sacred choral music [JF]
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