Another re-release from Hickox's classic recordings finds US knee-deep in lesser-known and widely varied works of Gustav Holst. The Suite de Ballet is one of Holst's lighter orchestral pieces, worked colorfully with a slightly French flair. Song of the Night for solo violin shows the composer in a confident and imaginative Romantic frame of mind. Finally, the comic chamber opera the Wandering Scholar was one of Holst's latest works, stripped down to only the barest necessities. Hickox's lively performance was hailed as inspiring "full-blooded music-making" throughout.

Tracklist:

Suite De Ballet, Op. 10: I. Danse Rustique
Suite De Ballet, Op. 10: II. Valse
Suite De Ballet, Op. 10: III. Scene De Nuit
Suite De Ballet, Op. 10: IV. Carnival
A Song Of The Night, Op. 19, No. 1
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: When Boughs Are Green In April (Louis, Alison) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: When Rainbows Follow Flying Showers (Alison) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Piggy, Piggy, Piggy! (Father Philippe, Alison) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Someone Is Coming! (Alison, Father Philippe, Pierre) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Before That I Was Twenty (Pierre, Father Philippe, Alison) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Learned? Comely? (Father Philippe, Pierre, Alison) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: Heigho, A Pretty Knave! (Alison, Father Philippe) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: He'll Lie All Day In The Sun (Louis, Pierre, Alison) -
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50: As I Was Walking Here To-Day (Pierre, Louis, Alison)

UPC: 095115172520
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 7.31.12
Format: CD

Richard Hickox - Wandering Scholar Op. 50 / Suite de Ballet, Op. 10 (CD)