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This delightful and joyful disc presents all of Gustav Holst’s Christmas music on a single disc for the first time, including the World Première recordings of a couple of carols. The Christmas music ranges from much-loved examples such as ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ and ‘Personent Hodie’ through to the substantial ‘Christmas Day’. The carols are complemented by organ music by Holst – the Four Voluntaries, as well as an arrangement for organ of the ‘Scherzo’, written as part of the composer’s unfinished second Symphony.
Gustav Holst (1874–1934) | |||
1. | ‘CHRISTMAS DAY’ (1910) |
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2. | ‘IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER’ (1904) |
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FOUR OLD ENGLISH CAROLS (1907) | |||
3. | ‘A Babe is born’ |
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4. | ‘Now let us sing’ |
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5. | ‘Jesu, Thou the Virgin-born’ |
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6. | ‘The Saviour of the World is born’ |
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7. | MARCH IN C MAJOR FOR ORGAN (1890–1891) (World Première recording) |
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TWO CAROLS (1907–1916) | |||
8. | ‘A Welcome Song’ |
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9. | ‘Terly Terlow’ |
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10. | ‘ALLEGRETTO PASTORALE’ FOR ORGAN (1890–1891) (World Première recording) |
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11. | ‘LULLAY MY LIKING’ (1916) |
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THREE CAROLS (1916–1917) | |||
12. | ‘I saw three ships’ (World Première recording) |
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13. | ‘Personent hodie’ |
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14. | ‘Masters in this Hall’ |
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15. | POSTLUDE IN C FOR ORGAN (1890–1891) (World Première recording) |
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16. | ‘OF ONE THAT IS SO FAIR AND BRIGHT’ (1916) |
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17. | ‘THIS HAVE I DONE FOR MY TRUE LOVE’ (1916) |
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18. | ‘BRING US IN GOOD ALE’ (1916) |
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19. | FUNERAL MARCH IN G MINOR (ORGAN) (1890–1891) (World Première recording) |
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20. | ‘A DREAM OF CHRISTMAS’ (1917) (World Première recording) |
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21. | ‘WASSAIL SONG’ (pub. 1931) |
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22. | SCHERZO FOR ORGAN (1933) (arr. Richard Brasier) (World Première recording) |
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EMR CD028 | INTERNATIONAL
RECORD REVIEW