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Track(s) taken from CDA66777

Alister McAlpine's lament

composer
1912; R A Smith's The Scottish Minstrel, 1820/4
author of text

Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor)
Recording details: February 1995
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: October 1995
Total duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

Cover artwork: The Allotment Garden (1899). Sir George Clausen (1852-1944)
Reproduced by permission of The Fine Art Society, London
 

Reviews

‘This new Vaughan Williams collection complements the Holst Singers' critically acclaimed 1993 CD of Holst partsongs (CDH55171) and is equally impressive … masterly, but also supremely musical … the Shakespeare settings are outstanding … the Holst Singers … sing with a spellbinding sense of atmosphere and crystal-clear textures. Strongly recommended for all admirers of Vaughan Williams and fine choral work’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A most worthwhile enterprise, strongly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

«Une réussite artistique exemplaire» (Répertoire, France)

'En todo momento, los cantores de Layton demuenstran un dominio total y lenguaje musical de Vaughan Williams … Un hermoso disco' (CD Compact, Spain)
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