Orchestral Works, Volume 3: First Choral Symphony / The Mystic Trumpeter

Orchestral Works, Volume 3: First Choral Symphony / The Mystic Trumpeter

Gustav Holst; Susan Gritton, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

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Tracklist 68:43

1 The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: Molto sostenuto – Allegro agitato – “Hark! some wild trumpeter”. Moderato – Lento – “Blow, trumpeter, free and clear”. Poco allegro – Meno mosso – Adagio – Allegretto – Andante – Più lento – Molto adagio – Gustav Holst 6:30
2 The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: “Blow again, trumpeter!”. Moderato – Poco allegro – Più allegro – Andante – Adagio – “O, how the immortal phantoms crowd around me!”. Moderato ma agitato – Affrettando – Moderato – Allegro moderato – Presto – Prestissimo – Allegro agitato – Gustav Holst 3:17
3 The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: “Blow again, trumpeter”. Allegro – “O trumpeter!”. Andante – Poco animato – Molto sostenuto – Andante maestoso – Gustav Holst 3:14
4 The Mystic Trumpeter, op. 18, H. 71: Allegro moderato – “Now, trumpeter, for thy close”. Andante – “O glad, exulting, culminating song!”. Maestoso – Pochettino animato – Poco animato – Più mosso – Andante maestoso – Adagio – Andante Gustav Holst 5:21
5 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: Prelude. Invocation to Pan: Chorus: “O Thou, whose mighty palace roof doth hang”. Andante — Gustav Holst 3:38
6 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 1. Solo: “Beneath my palm trees, by the river side”. Andante – Gustav Holst 4:33
7 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 1. Solo: “And as I sat, over the light blue hills”. Allegretto — Gustav Holst 1:37
8 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 2. Chorus: “Whence came ye, merry Damsels! whence came ye!”. Poco menu mosso — Allegretto — / Part 3. Solo: “Within his car, aloft, young Bacchus Stood”. [Allegretto] — / Part 4. Chorus: “‘Whence came ye, jolly Satyrs! whence came ye!’” Poco meno mosso — Gustav Holst 2:09
9 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: I. Song and Bacchanal: Part 5. Solo “Onward the tiger and the leopard pants". Poco animato – Più mosso — / Part 6. Chorus “Bacchus, young Bacchus! good or ill betide". Andante maestoso Gustav Holst 2:01
10 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness”. Molto adagio – [ ] — Gustav Holst 2:58
11 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard”. Tempo I – Poco animato – Tempo I – Gustav Holst 2:09
12 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed”. [Tempo I] – Gustav Holst 1:48
13 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “Who are these coming to the sacrifice?”. [Tempo I] – Gustav Holst 2:00
14 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: II. Ode on a Grecian Urn: Chorus: “O Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede”. [Tempo I] – Largo Gustav Holst 3:08
15 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: III. Scherzo: Part 1. Fancy. Chorus “Ever let the Fancy roam”. Allegro – Gustav Holst 2:56
16 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: III. Scherzo: Part 2. Folly’s Song. Chorus “When wedding fiddles are a-playing”. ♩= ♩(160) – Più mosso – Presto – Prestissimo Gustav Holst 2:41
17 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 1. Solo: “Spirit here that reignest!”. Senza misura (quasi Andante) — / Part 2. Chorus: “God of the golden bow”. Lento – Chorus “Here Homer with his nervous arms”. Più mosso – Gustav Holst 3:15
18 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 3. Solo: “Then, through thy Temple wide, melodious swells”. Andante sostenuto / Part 4. Chorus “Tis awful silence then again”. Lento – Chorus: “Thou biddest Shakespeare wave his hand”. Vivace ma pesante – Molto pesante ma in tempo – Andante – Chorus “A silver trumpet Spenser blows”. Animato – Poco lento – Gustav Holst 5:18
19 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 5. Solo: “Next thy Tasso’s ardent numbers”. [Poco lento] – Moderato – Poco più lento / Part 6. Chorus “But when Thou joinest with the Nine”. Moderato maestoso – Allegro – Andante con moto – Gustav Holst 3:16
20 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 6. Chorus: “Bards of Passion and of Mirth”. Allegretto – Chorus “Thus ye live on high, and then”. [Allegretto] – Poco meno mosso – Allegretto – Gustav Holst 4:49
21 First Choral Symphony, op. 41, H. 155: IV. Finale: Part 7. Solo: “Spirit here that reignest!”. Senza misura (quasi Andante) – Chorus “Bards of Passion and of Mirth”. Sempre andante e non animato Gustav Holst 2:05