Holst - Double Concerto, St Paul’s & Brook Green Suites, etc | Naxos 8570339

Holst - Double Concerto, St Paul’s & Brook Green Suites, etc

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8570339

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 1st April 2007

Contents

Artists

Janice Graham (violin)
Sarah Ewins (violin)
Andriy Viytovych (viola)
Anna Pyne (flute)
Philip Harmer (oboe)
English Sinfonia

Conductor

Howard Griffiths

Works

Holst, Gustav

A Fugal Concerto, op.40 no.2
A Song of the Night, op.19 no.1
Brook Green Suite, H190
Double Concerto for 2 Violins, op.49
Lyric Movement for Viola and Orchestra
St Paul's Suite, op.29 no.2

Artists

Janice Graham (violin)
Sarah Ewins (violin)
Andriy Viytovych (viola)
Anna Pyne (flute)
Philip Harmer (oboe)
English Sinfonia

Conductor

Howard Griffiths

About

The English composer Gustav Holst served for many years as director of music at St Paul’s Girls’ School in London, and it was for the pupils there that he wrote his St Paul’s Suite, his most famous work for amateurs and, shortly after, his Brook Green Suite, with its prevailing suggestion of English folk-song. 
 
The infrequently performed Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra begins with a ‘fugal’ scherzo, followed by a very beautiful duet for the two soloists.
 
These delightful pieces are played by the acclaimed English Sinfonia, a chamber orchestra made up of some of the best musicians from British orchestras. “It’s no wonder the English Sinfonia has earned such a prominent place on the international musical scene.” The Strad

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