Special offer. Holst: The Cloud Messenger, A Choral Fantasia, 7 Partsongs & other choral works
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Susanna Spicer (alto), Mark Milhofer (tenor), Patricia Rozario (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Finzi Singers, Joyful Company of Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Paul Spicer
The Cloud Messenger is a 43-minute work of considerableimaginative power. Before its previoussingle-issue release it had been virtually forgottensince its disastrous premiere under Holst'sbaton... — More…
2 CDs
Original price ($17.50) Reduced price $14.35Contents
Holst: The Cloud Messenger, H. 111
- Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Della Jones, London Symphony Chorus
O thou, who com'st from heaven's king
Tarry not, O Cloud, tarry not. Rushing northward . . .
Tarry not, O Cloud, tarry not.
Tarry not, O Cloud. Bow thy head
When the dancers are weary . . .
Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140
- Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
Prelude
The Hymn
Holst: Ave Maria, H. 49, Op. 9b
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer
Holst: The Evening-watch, H. 159
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer, Susanna Spicer, Mark Milhofer
Holst: Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44
- Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Patricia Rozario, Joyful Company of Singers
I. Say who is this?
II. O Love, I complain
III. Angel spirits of sleep
Holst: A Choral Fantasia, H. 177
- Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Patricia Rozario, Joyful Company of Singers
Holst: A Dirge for Two Veterans, H. 121
- Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Joyful Company of Singers
Holst: Ode to Death, H. 144
- Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus
Holst: This have I done for my true love, H. 128
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer, Rachel Wheatley
Holst: Four Part-songs: I. O lady, leave that silken thread
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer
Holst: Four Part-songs: II. Soft and gently
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer
Holst: Four Part-songs: III. The autumn is old
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer
Holst: Four Part-songs: IV. Winter and the birds
- The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer