Hi Res Download, Holst (composer)

This latest instalment of Chandos’s survey of Holst’s orchestral works is far more than a predictable beachcomber’s delight. The quality of the performances is a feast in itself, the BBC Philharmonic... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2018 More…

Little's stellar playing [is] brimming with gorgeous and glitz-free tone, plus a lovely range of light and shade...Little's spacious and serene way with The Lark Ascending is both beautiful,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It's thrilling stuff, all tightly marshalled by Harding, though at times that control holds back the work ’s surging energ y. But it’s a small criticism — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The only other recording of these ballets [The Golden Goose, The Morning of the Year] apart from ones of Imogen Holst's collations - is Hilary Davan Wetton's for Hyperion (1995), coupled with... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

its character and its superb sound, both detailed and well-balanced, are as impressive and involving as ever...the music [is] not only well within the players' grasp but played with polish and... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

In Enigma, Andrew Litton is close-focused in detail compared to the familiar sweep of Boult’s recording, with very precise yet lively orchestral playing – notably in the swirling strings in... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — The Telegraph, 10th January 2020 More…

Davis's new performance takes off with 'Saturn': this may not match the sense of weariness Boult conveys, but its inexorable progress is highly effective, and the bells for once sound as if... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…