Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere [Import]

Holst (Artist), Wetton (Artist), Philharmonia (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B000002ZVV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,526 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

See all 34 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holst Choral Masterpieces, November 6, 2000

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Doc Sarvis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning of the Year / Golden Goose / King Estmere (Audio CD)

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.