Hyperion Records | Lie strewn the white flocks

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CDH55050
(Originally issued on CDA66175)
Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Buy? £6.99

Recording details: March 1985
St Paul's School for Girls, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: September 2001
Total duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds
Available for download on iTunes: Yes

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'I loved this record … and the programme itself is a delight' (Gramophone)

'A delightful coupling of rare British choral works' (BBC Record Review)

'This attractive English collection is a specially welcome addition to the CD catalogue' (Gramophone)

'With glowing sound and very attractive works for coupling, this is an outstanding bargain issue' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

Lie strewn the white flocks

Holst Singers, Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor)

1		Choral Dances from Gloriana, Op 53 1967 version 'The Masque begins' [12:08] Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Martyn Hill (tenor), Thelma Owen (harp)
		Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. Group 3, H99 Op 26 No 3 Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
2		No 1: Hymn to the Dawn 'Hear our hymn, O Goddess' [2:50] Thelma Owen (harp)
3		No 2: Hymn to the Waters 'Flowing from the firmament' [1:58] Thelma Owen (harp)
4		No 3: Hymn to Vena 'The sun rising through the mist' 'Vena comes, born of light' [5:11] Thelma Owen (harp)
5		No 4: Hymn of the Travellers 'Go thou on before us' [2:36] Thelma Owen (harp)
		Pastoral 'Lie strewn the white flocks' Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)
6		No 1: The Shepherds' Holyday 'Thus, thus begin the yearly rites' [4:23] Holst Orchestra
7		No 2: A Hymn to Pan 'All ye woods and trees and bowers' [2:57] Holst Orchestra, Judith Pearce (flute)
8		No 3: Pan's Saraband [2:14] Holst Orchestra, Judith Pearce (flute)
9		No 4: Pan and Echo – The Naiads' Music 'Where while I seek you, Echo, do you live, Love? – Come, ye sorrowful and steep' [9:50] Holst Orchestra, Judith Pearce (flute)
10		No 5: The Pigeon Song 'Little pigeon, grave and fleet' [5:16] Shirley Minty (mezzo-soprano), Holst Orchestra, Judith Pearce (flute)
11		No 6: The Song of the Reapers 'Demeter, rich in fruit, and rich in grain' [1:58] Holst Orchestra, Judith Pearce (flute)
12		No 7: The Shepherd's Night-Song 'Now arched dark boughs hang dim and still – Shepherds all, maidens fair' [8:32] Holst Orchestra, Judith Pearce (flute)