Composer(s): Holst, Gustav
Label: Naxos
Series: English Song Series
Genre: Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557117
Barcode: 0747313211722
Distribution Note(s):
Currently available only in the UK and English speaking territories.
Release Date: 10/2003

HOLST, G.: Hymns from the Rig Veda / 4 Songs, Op. 35 / 12 Songs, Op. 48 (English Song, Vol. 6) (Gritton, Langridge, Maltman, L. Fuller, S. Bedford)

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.

Tracklist

Holst, Gustav
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
1No. 1. Jesu sweet02:49
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
2No. 2. My soul has nought but fire and ice00:57
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
3No. 3. I sing of a maiden01:20
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
4No. 4. My Leman is so true02:15
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
Holst, Gustav
Hyatt, A. - Lyricist
Blake, William - Lyricist
Sidney, Philip - Lyricist
Breton, Nicholas - Lyricist
Tennyson, Alfred - Lyricist
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
5No. 1. Calm is the morn04:15
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
6No. 2. My true love hath my heart01:32
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
7No. 3. Weep you no more02:02
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
8No. 4. Lovely kind and kindly loving01:50
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
9No. 5. Cradle Song01:28
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
10No. 6. Peace01:57
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
Holst, Gustav
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
11No. 1. Ushas (Dawn)03:26
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
12No. 2. Varuna I (Sky)03:07
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
13No. 3. Maruts (Storm Clouds)01:52
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
14No. 4. Indra (God of Storm and Battle)03:28
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
15No. 5. Varuna II (The Waters)02:08
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
16No. 6. Song of the Frogs02:00
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
17No. 7. Vac (Speech)02:24
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
18No. 8. Creation03:25
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
19No. 9. Faith02:36
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
Holst, Gustav
Wolfe, Humbert - Lyricist
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
20No. 1. Persephone01:26
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
21No. 2. Things lovelier01:12
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
22No. 3. Now in these fairylands01:21
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
23No. 4. A little music01:58
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
24No. 5. The thought01:50
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
25No. 6. The floral bandit02:10
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
26No. 7. Envoi03:58
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
27No. 8. The dream-city03:12
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
28No. 9. Journey's end02:12
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
29No. 10. In the street of lost time00:55
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
30No. 11. Rhyme01:48
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
31No. 12. Betelgeuse03:36
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
Holst, Gustav
Ibsen, Henrik - Lyricist
Archer, William - Lyricist
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
324 Songs, Op. 4: No. 2. Margrete's Cradle Song02:38
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
Holst, Gustav
Buckton, Alice Mary - Lyricist
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)
33The Heart Worships03:14
Maltman, Christopher (baritone)
Bedford, Steuart (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:16:21