SOMM Recordings is pleased to release this set of delightful never-before-released recordings of the music of Gustav Holst in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Here are works of grand and intimate scale, for orchestral and chamber forces, with and without singers, offering a vivid sampling of his oeuvre in meticulous restorations of recorded live performances given in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
Works:
•Holst: Sāvitri, Op. 25
• Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26 Group 3
• Holst: 4 Songs, Op. 35
• Holst: 2 Motets, Op. 43
• Holst: Hammersmith - Prelude and Scherzo, H178, Op. 52
• Holst: The Perfect Fool Suite, Op. 39
• Holst: The Planets, Op. 32