Richard Hickox, Paul Spicer - Holst: The Cloud Messenger, A Choral Fantasia & Part-Songs (1999) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Richard Hickox, Paul Spicer, London Symphony Orchestra, City Of London Sinfonia, Della Jones, Patricia Rozario, London Symphony Chorus, Finzi Singers
- Title: Holst: The Cloud Messenger, A Choral Fantasia & Part-Songs
- Year Of Release: 1999
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 44.1kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 02:27:10
- Total Size: 626 mb / 1.26 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: O thou, who com'st from heaven's king
02. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: Tarry not, O Cloud, tarry not. Rushing northward ...
03. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: Tarry not, O Cloud, tarry not.
04. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: Tarry not, O Cloud. Bow thy head
05. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: When the dancers are weary ...
06. The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140: Prelude
07. The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140: The Hymn
08. Ave Maria, H. 49, Op. 9b
09. The Evening-watch, H. 159
10. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: I. Say who is this?
11. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: II. O Love, I complain
12. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: III. Angel spirits of sleep
13. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: IV. When first we met
14. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: V. Sorrow and joy
15. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: VI. Love on my heart from Heaven fell
16. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: VII. Assemble, all ye maidens
17. A Choral Fantasia, H. 177
18. A Dirge for Two Veterans, H. 121
19. Ode to Death, H. 144
20. This have I done for my true love, H. 128
21. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: I. O lady, leave that silken thread
22. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: II. Soft and gently
23. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: III. The autumn is old
24. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: IV. Winter and the birds
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The Cloud Messenger is a 43-minute work of considerableimaginative power. Before its previoussingle-issue release it had been virtually forgottensince its disastrous premiere under Holst'sbaton in 1913. It shows the composer alreadyworking on an epic scale-–-something that castslight on the subsequent eruption of The Planets.It's marvellous to have the work on disc, though,as you might expect, it's uneven. Those whoadmire the ascetic rigour of his later music mayshare Imogen Holst's reservations, and find thescore disappointingly 'backward'. There arecertainly echoes of Vaughan Williams's A SeaSymphony and several older models. On theother hand, the glittering approach to the sacredcity on Mount Kailasa and the stylised orientalismof the climactic dance are new to Britishmusic; another world, that of 'Venus', is foreshadowedin the closing pages.One of the few incontrovertible masterpiecesin Holst's output, the familiar Hymn of Jesus hasseldom received a better performance on disc.The choral singing itself is splendidly crisp, butthe lively acoustic can blunt the impact ofHolst's acerbic harmonies.
01. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: O thou, who com'st from heaven's king
02. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: Tarry not, O Cloud, tarry not. Rushing northward ...
03. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: Tarry not, O Cloud, tarry not.
04. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: Tarry not, O Cloud. Bow thy head
05. The Cloud Messenger, H. 111: When the dancers are weary ...
06. The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140: Prelude
07. The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140: The Hymn
08. Ave Maria, H. 49, Op. 9b
09. The Evening-watch, H. 159
10. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: I. Say who is this?
11. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: II. O Love, I complain
12. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: III. Angel spirits of sleep
13. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: IV. When first we met
14. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: V. Sorrow and joy
15. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: VI. Love on my heart from Heaven fell
16. Seven Part-songs, H. 162, Op. 44: VII. Assemble, all ye maidens
17. A Choral Fantasia, H. 177
18. A Dirge for Two Veterans, H. 121
19. Ode to Death, H. 144
20. This have I done for my true love, H. 128
21. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: I. O lady, leave that silken thread
22. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: II. Soft and gently
23. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: III. The autumn is old
24. Four Part-songs, Op. 4: IV. Winter and the birds
The Cloud Messenger is a 43-minute work of considerableimaginative power. Before its previoussingle-issue release it had been virtually forgottensince its disastrous premiere under Holst'sbaton in 1913. It shows the composer alreadyworking on an epic scale-–-something that castslight on the subsequent eruption of The Planets.It's marvellous to have the work on disc, though,as you might expect, it's uneven. Those whoadmire the ascetic rigour of his later music mayshare Imogen Holst's reservations, and find thescore disappointingly 'backward'. There arecertainly echoes of Vaughan Williams's A SeaSymphony and several older models. On theother hand, the glittering approach to the sacredcity on Mount Kailasa and the stylised orientalismof the climactic dance are new to Britishmusic; another world, that of 'Venus', is foreshadowedin the closing pages.One of the few incontrovertible masterpiecesin Holst's output, the familiar Hymn of Jesus hasseldom received a better performance on disc.The choral singing itself is splendidly crisp, butthe lively acoustic can blunt the impact ofHolst's acerbic harmonies.
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