Boult,Adrian / Bbc Symphony Orchestra Holst: Hymn Of Jesus Egdon Heath Perfect Fool CD

(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).

1. The Hymn of Jesus 2. Perfect Fool, Op.39 3. Egdon Heath, Op, 47 4. Toccata: Newburn Lads 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