Holst: The Collector's Edition

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: I. Mars, the bringer of War. Allegro
  8:02
• 2
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: II. Venus, the bringer of Peace. Adagio
  7:26
• 3
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: III. Mercury, the winged Messenger. Vivace
  3:48
• 4
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: IV. Jupiter, the bringer of Jolity. Allegro giocoso
  7:59
• 5
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: V. Saturn, the bringer of Old Age. Adagio
  8:23
• 6
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: VI. Uranus, the Magician. Allegro
  6:27
• 7
  The Planets, Suite, op. 32 H125: VII. Neptune, the Mystic. Andante
  6:26
• 8
  The Perfect Fool, op. 39 H150: I. Andante –
  0:56
• 9
  The Perfect Fool, op. 39 H150: II. Danse of Spirits of Earth –
  3:39
• 10
  The Perfect Fool, op. 39 H150: III. Danse of Spirits of Water
  2:46
• 11
  The Perfect Fool, op. 39 H150: IV. Danse of Spirits of Fire
  3:19
• 12
  Egdon Heath, op. 47 H172
  14:37
• CD 2
• 1
  A Somerset Rhapsody, op. 21 no. 2 H87
  9:37
• 2
  Brook Green Suite, H190: I. Prelude
  1:24
• 3
  Brook Green Suite, H190: II. Air
  2:34
• 4
  Brook Green Suite, H190: III. Dance
  2:24
• 5
  A Fugal Concerto, op. 40 no. 2 H152: I. Moderato
  2:07
• 6
  A Fugal Concerto, op. 40 no. 2 H152: II. Adagio
  3:13
• 7
  A Fugal Concerto, op. 40 no. 2 H152: III. Allegro
  3:12
• 8
  Beni Mora (Oriental Suite), op. 29 no. 1 H114: I. First Dance
  5:24
• 9
  Beni Mora (Oriental Suite), op. 29 no. 1 H114: II. Second Dance
  2:55
• 10
  Beni Mora (Oriental Suite), op. 29 no. 1 H114: III. Finale. In the Street of the Ouled Naïls
  5:54
• 11
  St. Paul’s Suite, op. 29 no. 2 H118: I. Jig. Vivace
  3:18
• 12
  St. Paul’s Suite, op. 29 no. 2 H118: II. Ostinato. Presto
  1:46
• 13
  St. Paul’s Suite, op. 29 no. 2 H118: III. Intermezzo. Andante con moto - Vivace
  4:03
• 14
  St. Paul’s Suite, op. 29 no. 2 H118: IV. Finale (The Dargason). Allegro
  3:29
• 15
  Hymns from the Rig Veda – 2nd Group, op. 26 no. 2 H98: I. To Varuna (God of the Waters)
  7:54
• 16
  Hymns from the Rig Veda – 2nd Group, op. 26 no. 2 H98: II. To Agni (God of Fire)
  2:02
• 17
  Hymns from the Rig Veda – 2nd Group, op. 26 no. 2 H98: III. Funeral Chant
  3:53
• 18
  Ode to Death, op. 38, H144
  11:07
• CD 3
• 1
  Psalm 86, H117 no. 1
  8:04
• 2
  A Choral Fantasia, op. 51 H177
  17:15
• 3
  First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1 H105: I. Chaconne
  3:59
• 4
  First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1 H105: II. Intermezzo
  2:57
• 5
  First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1 H105: III. March
  3:08
• 6
  Second Suite in F, op. 28 no. 2 H106: I. March
  4:45
• 7
  Second Suite in F, op. 28 no. 2 H106: II. Song without Words
  1:55
• 8
  Second Suite in F, op. 28 no. 2 H106: III. The Song of the Blacksmith
  1:23
• 9
  Second Suite in F, op. 28 no. 2 H106: IV. Fantasia on the Dargason
  3:39
• 10
  A Moorside Suite, H173: I. Scherzo
  3:17
• 11
  A Moorside Suite, H173: II. Nocturne
  6:22
• 12
  A Moorside Suite, H173: III. March
  4:20
• 13
  Hammersmith, op. 52, H178: I. Prelude
  3:37
• 14
  Hammersmith, op. 52, H178: II. Scherzo
  9:45
• CD 4
• 1
  Hymns from the Rig Veda – 4th Group, op. 26 no. 4 H100: III. Hymn to Manas
  3:48
• 2
  The Homecoming, H120
  6:02
• 3
  A Dirge for Two Veterans H121
  6:14
• 4
  Six Choral Folk Songs, H136: I. I sowed the seeds of love
  3:06
• 5
  Six Choral Folk Songs, H136: III. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
  2:24
• 6
  Six Choral Folk Songs, H136: IV. The Song of the Blacksmith
  1:16
• 7
  Six Choral Folk Songs, H136: V. I love my love
  4:04
• 8
  Six Choral Folk Songs, H136: VI. Swansea Town
  2:50
• 9
  Six Choruses, op. 53 H186: I. Intercession
  3:44
• 10
  Six Choruses, op. 53 H186: II. Good Friday
  4:19
• 11
  Six Choruses, op. 53 H186: III. Drinking Song
  2:11
• 12
  Six Choruses, op. 53 H186: IV. A Love Song
  2:12
• 13
  Six Choruses, op. 53 H186: VI. Before Sleep
  3:23
• 14
  Eight Canons, H187: III. The Fields of Sorrow
  1:02
• 15
  Eight Canons, H187: IV. David's Lament for Jonathan
  1:20
• 16
  Eight Canons, H187: VI. Truth of all Truth
  4:01
• 17
  Bring Us in Good Ale, op. 34 no. 4 H131
  1:04
• 18
  Vedic Hymns – 1st Group op. 24 H90: II. Varuna
  3:26
• 19
  Three Festival Choruses, op. 36a H134: II. Turn back, O man
  4:26
• 20
  Lullay my liking, op. 34 no. 2 H129
  3:42
• 21
  Three Carols, H133: II. Christmas Song: Personent hodie
  2:40
• 22
  Hymn: In the bleak midwinter, H73 no. 1
  3:55
• CD 5
• 1
  The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37 H140: Prelude: Vexilla Regis prodeunt
  5:15
• 2
  The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37 H140: Hymn: Glory to thee, Father!
  2:33
• 3
  The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37 H140: Hymn: Fain would I be saved
  2:09
• 4
  The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37 H140: Hymn: Divine Grace is dancing
  3:31
• 5
  The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37 H140: Hymn: Give ye heed unto my dancing
  8:42
• 6
  Short Festival Te Deum, H145
  4:42
• 7
  Choral Symphony, op. 41 H155: Prelude: Invocation to Pan
  2:54
• 8
  Choral Symphony, op. 41 H155: I. Song and Bacchanal
  10:01
• 9
  Choral Symphony, op. 41 H155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn
  12:58
• 10
  Choral Symphony, op. 41 H155: III. Scherzo. Fancy – Folly's Song
  5:32
• 11
  Choral Symphony, op. 41 H155: IV. Finale
  18:44
• CD 6
• 1
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: I. When boughs are green in April
  1:22
• 2
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: II. Ho there, old dog
  1:39
• 3
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: III. The most beautiful piece
  1:52
• 4
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: IV. The time, then, was well chosen
  2:05
• 5
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: V. Someone is coming!
  1:37
• 6
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: VI. Before that I was twenty
  3:32
• 7
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: VII. So learned a clerk
  1:54
• 8
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: VIII. Heigho, a pretty knave!
  3:22
• 9
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: IX. He'll lie all day in the sun
  1:34
• 10
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: X. As I was walking
  3:52
• 11
  The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 H176: XI. Monster! Villain!
  1:42
• 12
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: I. Of all the birds
  3:24
• 13
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: II. Are not you a coward?
  1:28
• 14
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: III. I am a rogue
  5:07
• 15
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: IV. We two saw your four
  3:45
• 16
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: V. I know you all
  3:50
• 17
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: VI. Do thou stand
  9:52
• 18
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: VII. I' faith, sweetheart
  4:31
• 19
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: VIII. Devouring Time
  3:27
• 20
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: IX. How now! What news?
  2:31
• 21
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: X. Harry is valiant
  7:14
• 22
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: XI. For God's sake
  2:43
• 23
  At the Boar’s Head, op. 42 H156: XII. Now comes in the sweetest morsel
  3:13

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Release credits

• André Previn
  conductor [8-12]
• BBC Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [8-10]
• BMC Band
  instrument [10-12]
• Baccholian Singers of London
  choir vocals [1-16]
• Bournemouth Sinfonietta
  performing orchestra [1-4]
• Central Band of the Royal Air Force
  instrument [3-9, 13-14]
• Chichester Cathedral Choir
  choir vocals [19]
• Christopher Bishop
  producer [1-7]
• Christopher Dearnley
  conductor [1-5]
• Christopher Parker
  balance [1.1-7, 4.19-20]
• Dame Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano vocals [2]
• David Atherton
  conductor [12-23]
• David Flower
  balance [17]
• David Theodore
  oboe [5-7]
• Edmund Walters
  chorus master [12-23]
• Edwin Bates
  organ [22]
• English Chamber Orchestra
  performing orchestra [6.1-11, 2.5-7, 3.1-2, 4.9-13]
• English Opera Group
  performing orchestra [1-11]
• Felicity Palmer
  soprano vocals [7-11]
• Frederick Harvey
  baritone vocals [18]
• Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
  choir vocals [7]
• Gerald Moore
  piano [18]
• Ian Humphris
  conductor [3, 9-13]
• Ian Partridge
  tenor vocals [1]
• Imogen Holst
  conductor [1-12]
• J. L. Wallace
  conductor [13-14]
• Jacques Orchestra
  performing orchestra [21]
• John Alldis
  chorus master [7-11]
• John Birch
  conductor [19]
• John Willan
  producer [1.8-12, 6.1-11]
• Jonathan Snowden
  flute [5-7]
• Jonathan Steele
  conductor [20]
• London Boy Singers
  choir vocals [20]
• London Philharmonic Choir
  vocal [7-11]
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5.1-11, 1.1-7, 2.15-18]
• London Symphony Chorus
  choir vocals [5.1-6, 2.15-18]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [8-12]
• Michael Langdon
  bass vocals [3-8]
• Michael Rippon
  bass vocals [1-2, 9-11]
• Neville Boyling
  balance [4.1-16, 4.21, 5.1-6, 2.15-18]
• Norma Burrowes
  soprano vocals [1-5, 7-11]
• Norman Del Mar
  conductor [1-4]
• Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  instrument [3]
• Purcell Singers
  vocal [1-2]
• Ralph Downes
  organ [1-2]
• Richard Hickox
  chorus master [2.15-18, 5.1-6]
• Richard Seal
  organ [19]
• Robert Gooch
  balance [3.3-14, 1.8-12, 6.1-11]
• Robert Tear
  tenor vocals [5-7, 9-11]
• Rodney Christian Fellowship Choir
  choir vocals [22]
• Ronald Smith Bishton
  conductor [22]
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
  vocal [12-23]
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [12-23]
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [11-14]
• Sir Adrian Boult
  conductor [5.7-11, 1.1-7]
• Sir Charles Groves
  conductor [5.1-6, 2.15-18]
• Sir David Willcocks
  conductor [21]
• Sir Malcolm Sargent
  conductor [8-14]
• St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
  performer [1-5]
• Steuart Bedford
  conductor [1-11]
• The Bach Choir
  choir vocals [21]
• The King’s Singers
  other vocals [17]
• Yehudi Menuhin
  conductor [5-7]
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  Holst: The Collector's Edition

  6x CD
  19 June 2012