Orchestral Works, Volume 3: First Choral Symphony / The Mystic Trumpeter

Album by Gustav Holst; Susan Gritton, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Released 30 September 2013

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The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: Molto sostenuto – Allegro agitato – “Hark! some wild trumpeter”. Moderato – Lento – “Blow, trumpeter, free and clear”. Poco allegro – Meno mosso – Adagio – Allegretto – Andante – Più lento – Molto adagio –
Gustav Holst
6:30
2
The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: “Blow again, trumpeter!”. Moderato – Poco allegro – Più allegro – Andante – Adagio – “O, how the immortal phantoms crowd around me!”. Moderato ma agitato – Affrettando – Moderato – Allegro moderato – Presto – Prestissimo – Allegro agitato –
Gustav Holst
3:17
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The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: “Blow again, trumpeter”. Allegro – “O trumpeter!”. Andante – Poco animato – Molto sostenuto – Andante maestoso –
Gustav Holst
3:14
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The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: Allegro moderato – “Now, trumpeter, for thy close”. Andante – “O glad, exulting, culminating song!”. Maestoso – Pochettino animato – Poco animato – Più mosso – Andante maestoso – Adagio – Andante
Gustav Holst
5:21
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: Prelude. Invocation to Pan: Chorus: “O Thou, whose mighty palace roof doth hang”. Andante —
Gustav Holst
3:38
6
First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 1. Solo: “Beneath my palm trees, by the river side”. Andante –
Gustav Holst
4:33
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 1. Solo: “And as I sat, over the light blue hills”. Allegretto —
Gustav Holst
1:37
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 2. Chorus: “Whence came ye, merry Damsels! whence came ye!”. Poco menu mosso — Allegretto — / Part 3. Solo: “Within his car, aloft, young Bacchus Stood”. [Allegretto] — / Part 4. Chorus: “‘Whence came ye, jolly Satyrs! whence came ye!’” Poco meno mosso —
Gustav Holst
2:09
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 5. Solo “Onward the tiger and the leopard pants". Poco animato – Più mosso — / Part 6. Chorus “Bacchus, young Bacchus! good or ill betide". Andante maestoso
Gustav Holst
2:01
10
First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness”. Molto adagio – [ ] —
Gustav Holst
2:58
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard”. Tempo I – Poco animato – Tempo I –
Gustav Holst
2:09
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed”. [Tempo I] –
Gustav Holst
1:48
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Who are these coming to the sacrifice?”. [Tempo I] –
Gustav Holst
2:00
14
First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “O Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede”. [Tempo I] – Largo
Gustav Holst
3:08
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: III. Scherzo: Part 1. Fancy. Chorus “Ever let the Fancy roam”. Allegro –
Gustav Holst
2:56
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: III. Scherzo: Part 2. Folly’s Song. Chorus “When wedding fiddles are a-playing”. ♩= ♩(160) – Più mosso – Presto – Prestissimo
Gustav Holst
2:41
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 1. Solo: “Spirit here that reignest!”. Senza misura (quasi Andante) — / Part 2. Chorus: “God of the golden bow”. Lento – Chorus “Here Homer with his nervous arms”. Più mosso –
Gustav Holst
3:15
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 3. Solo: “Then, through thy Temple wide, melodious swells”. Andante sostenuto / Part 4. Chorus “Tis awful silence then again”. Lento – Chorus: “Thou biddest Shakespeare wave his hand”. Vivace ma pesante – Molto pesante ma in tempo – Andante – Chorus “A silver trumpet Spenser blows”. Animato – Poco lento –
Gustav Holst
5:18
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 5. Solo: “Next thy Tasso’s ardent numbers”. [Poco lento] – Moderato – Poco più lento / Part 6. Chorus “But when Thou joinest with the Nine”. Moderato maestoso – Allegro – Andante con moto –
Gustav Holst
3:16
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 6. Chorus: “Bards of Passion and of Mirth”. Allegretto – Chorus “Thus ye live on high, and then”. [Allegretto] – Poco meno mosso – Allegretto –
Gustav Holst
4:49
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First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 7. Solo: “Spirit here that reignest!”. Senza misura (quasi Andante) – Chorus “Bards of Passion and of Mirth”. Sempre andante e non animato
Gustav Holst
2:05