| Helios CDH55050 Released September 2001 |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)
SIR ARTHUR BLISS (1891-1978)
English Choral Music
SHIRLEY MINTY mezzo soprano
MARTYN HILL tenor
THELMA OWEN harp
JUDITH PEARCE flute
THE HOLST SINGERS
THE HOLST ORCHESTRA
HILARY DAVAN WETTON conductor
Tracks on this album
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
- CHORAL DANCES FROM GLORIANA (Op 53) [12'08]
for tenor, harp and chorus
GUSTAV HOLST
CHORAL HYMNS FROM THE RIG VEDA - Group 3, H99 (Op 26 No 3) [12'35]
for female voices and harp - Hymn to the Dawn [2'50]
- Hymn to the Waters [1'58]
- Hymn to Vena, 'The sun rising through the mist' [5'11]
- Hymn of the Travellers [2'36]
ARTHUR BLISS
PASTORAL 'Lie strewn the white flocks' [35'10]
for chorus, mezzo soprano, flute, drums and string orchestra - Introduction – The Shepherds' Holyday [4'23]
- A Hymn to Pan [2'57]
- Pan's Saraband [2'14]
- Pan and Echo – The Naiads' Music [9'50]
- The Pigeon Song [5'16]
- The Song of the Reapers [1'58]
- Finale – The Shepherd's Night-Song [8'32]
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