"(Hymn) a fine and vital performance that vividly conveys the exultant and the mystical nature... Egdon Heath is unforgettable: often frightening and desolate, here and there calm and serene, but never sun-lit. Holst did indeed find in Hardy's description a map of his soul... I cannot imagine a better performance than this one" (Folksongs) "all these settings are beautiful and are sung with warm tone and blend. The collection ends with the finest song of all, This have I done for my true love, an original piece that ranks with any short unaccompanied choral work by any composer. The recording... is first-rate" (Gramophone).
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Holst: Hymn of Jesus Egdon Heath Perfect Fool (Ballet) Welsh & English
5 Choral Folksongs, Op.36: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
6 Choral Folksongs, Op.36: I Sowed the Seeds of Love
7 Choral Folksongs, Op.36: I Love My Love
8 Welsh Folk Songs: The Lively Pair
9 Welsh Folk Songs: Lisa Lan
10 Welsh Folk Songs: My Sweetheart's Like Venus
11 Welsh Folk Songs: Adar Man y Mynydd
12 Welsh Folk Songs: Lliw Gwyn Rhosyn Yr Haf
13 Welsh Folk Songs: The First Love
14 Welsh Folk Songs: Green Grass
15 Welsh Folk Songs: Awake Awake
16 Welsh Folk Songs: The Dove
17 Welsh Folk Songs: O 'Twas on a Monday Morning
18 This I Have Done for My True Love
"(Hymn) a fine and vital performance that vividly conveys the exultant and the mystical nature... Egdon Heath is unforgettable: often frightening and desolate, here and there calm and serene, but never sun-lit. Holst did indeed find in Hardy's description a map of his soul... I cannot imagine a better performance than this one" (Folksongs) "all these settings are beautiful and are sung with warm tone and blend. The collection ends with the finest song of all, This have I done for my true love, an original piece that ranks with any short unaccompanied choral work by any composer. The recording... is first-rate" (Gramophone).
