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Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere
Holst, Wetton, Philharmonia
Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere
Genre: Classical
 
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Some composers really deserve their reputation as artists whose fame rests on a single work, but with Holst the popularity of The Planets really has obscured the large quantity of good music he wrote in other forms. Part...  more »

     
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All Artists: Holst, Wetton, Philharmonia
Title: Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere
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Label: Hyperion UK
Release Date: 1/23/1996
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 034571167848

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Some composers really deserve their reputation as artists whose fame rests on a single work, but with Holst the popularity of The Planets really has obscured the large quantity of good music he wrote in other forms. Part of the problem also stemmed from his daughter, Imogene, who was severely critical of her father's work and whose baleful influence persists to this day. These three choral ballets contain a large measure of delightful and wholly characteristic music. It's crime that we have had to wait until now for a complete recording of them, and fortunately these performances make a strong case for many more. --David Hurwitz

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Holst Choral Masterpieces
Doc Sarvis | 11/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Gustav Holst was an underrated composer during his lifetime, and remains under-appreciated today (with the obvious exception of THE PLANETS). He struggled to escape the shadow of the momumental British composers that were his near-contemporaries, as well as his own less-than-stellar reputation as a conductor. Yet his music is extremely influential and rewarding, infused with both an undeniable English-ness and hints of his fascination with mystical underpinnings.Ever since I fell in love with THE PLANETS at an early age, I've been on a quest to discover the non-PLANETS music of Holst. He wrote some wonderful band music that I played in school, as well as some magnificent string pieces. It's his choral music, however, that really holds little-known treasures. Every note on this recording is a marvel...this is exactly what one would expect when thinking of "British" music, with all of the attendant pomp and majesty. Holst even "out-Englishes" such masters as Elgar and Vaughan Williams, yet he has a style all his own. I recommend this to all fans of choral works...and recommend Holst to anyone who appreciates great music."