Holst: Double Concerto / St Paul's Suite / Brook Green Suite
10/24/2007, 15 Tracks, 1:01:32
Featuring
Howard Griffiths
Janice Graham
Andriy Viytovych
Anna Pyne
Philip Harmer
Sarah Ewins
English Sinfonia
Gustav Holst
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Performer Biography
Howard Griffiths, the conductor, was awarded 'Member of the British Empire' (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to music and the community in Switzerland.
Composer Biography
Holst's later years included a stimulating period in the United States, where he conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra and taught at Harvard.
Composer Biography
Holst initially earned a living as a trombonist with the Carl Rosa Opera Company and the Scottish Orchestra due to health issues and financial necessity.
Composer Biography
Holst's friendship with fellow composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, formed at the Royal College of Music, was mutually beneficial for their compositions.
Performer Biography
Sarah Ewins, Co-leader of the English Sinfonia, plays a 1693 Hieronymous Amati violin.
Cultural Impact
The great popular success of Holst's work The Planets in 1920 significantly disturbed the relatively even tenor of his life.
Composer Biography
Gustav Holst, the composer, was the son of a musician and descended from a family of mixed Scandinavian, German, and Russian origin.
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