King Estmere

Holst, Wetton, Philharmonia
Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (34) - Disc #1
1. The Golden Goose: Prelude
2. The Golden Goose: Sound Drum and Trumpet
3. The Golden Goose: A Mummers' Play, A Mummers' PLay
4. The Golden Goose: The Mummers' Play
5. The Golden Goose: Vainly Awaiting, Some Beguiling
6. The Golden Goose: The Human Organ
7. The Golden Goose: Execution
8. The Golden Goose: Sleep
9. The Golden Goose: Dance Of TheThree Girls
10. The Golden Goose: The Goose Dance
11. The Golden Goose: Love, Sweet Love HAth Come At Last
12. The Golden Goose: Sound Drum And Trumpet Play
13. The Morning Of TheYear: Introduction
14. The Morning Of TheYear: The Voice Of Nature
15. The Morning Of TheYear: Dance Of The Headman And Hobby-Horse
16. The Morning Of TheYear: The Calling Song
17. The Morning Of TheYear: Dance OF The Youths
18. The Morning Of TheYear: Dance Of The Maidens
19. The Morning Of TheYear: The Mating Dance
20. The Morning Of TheYear: Spring Is Here To Set You Free
21. The Morning Of TheYear: O Dance Of Love, O Joy Of Dancing
22. The Morning Of TheYear: Dance Of The Youngest Couple
23. The Morning Of TheYear: You Have Shown My Mystery
24. King Estmere: Hearken To Me Gentlemen
25. King Estmere: Reade Me, Reade Me Dear Brother
26. King Estmere: Now Christ Thee Save, Good King Adland
27. King Estmere: Down Then Came That Maiden Fair
28. King Estmere: Then Bespake Her Father Dear
29. King Estmere: They Had Not Ridden Scarce A Mile
30. King Estmere: She Sent One After King Estmere
31. King Estmere: My Mother Was A Western Woman
32. King Estmere: Then King Estemere He Took His Harp
33. King Estmere: O Lady, This Is Thy Own True Love
34. King Estmere: Or Forced Them All To Flee

CD Details

All Artists: Holst, Wetton, Philharmonia
Title: Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
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

Synopsis

Amazon.com

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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CD Reviews

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."