A rich orchestral tribute to Holst

'This latest instalment of Chandos's survey of Holst's orchestral works is far more than a predictable beachcomber's delight,' writes Malcolm Hayes. 'The recorded sound, too, conveys needlepoint detail within a natural-sounding, non-clinical ambience.'

 

Holst

A Winter Idyll; Symphony in F (The Cotswolds); Invocation; A Moorside Suite; Indra; Scherzo

Guy Johnston (cello), BBC Philharmonic/Andrew Davis

Chandos CHSA 5192 (hybrid CD/SACD)   77:02 mins

Freya Parr

Published: November 26, 2018 at 3:56 pm

'This latest instalment of Chandos's survey of Holst's orchestral works is far more than a predictable beachcomber's delight,' writes Malcolm Hayes. 'The recorded sound, too, conveys needlepoint detail within a natural-sounding, non-clinical ambience.'

Holst

A Winter Idyll; Symphony in F (The Cotswolds); Invocation; A Moorside Suite; Indra; Scherzo

Guy Johnston (cello), BBC Philharmonic/Andrew Davis

Chandos CHSA 5192 (hybrid CD/SACD) 77:02 mins

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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