The Grammy-nominated soprano Susan Gritton joins Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra in the third volume of Chandos' series exploring orchestral works by Gustav Holst. Inspired by Keats's writings, the First Choral Symphony was described by Holst as 'the best thing I have written.' It is paired with the Mystic Trumpeter, a work based on a poem by Walt Whitman.

Tracklist:

The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18: Hark! Some Wild Trumpeter -
The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18: Blow Again, Trumpeter - O, How The Immortal Phantoms Crowd Around Me -
The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18: Blow Again, Trumpeter - O Trumpeter -
The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18: Now, Trumpeter, For Thy Close
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: Prelude: Invocation To Pan: O Thou, Whose Might Palace Roof Doth Hang (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: I. Song And Bacchanal: Part 1: Beneath My Palm Trees, By The River Side (Soprano)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: I. Song And Bacchanal: Part 1: And As I Sat, Over The Light Blue Hills (Soprano)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: I. Song And Bacchanal: Part 2: Whence Came Ye, Merry Damsels (Chorus) - Part 3: Within His Car, A
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: I. Song And Bacchanal: Part 5: Onward The Tiger And The Leopard Pants (Soprano) - Part 6: Bacchus
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: II. Ode On A Grecian Urn: Thou Still Unravish'd Bride Of Quietness (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: II. Ode On A Grecian Urn: Heard Melodies Are Sweet, But Those Unheard (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: II. Ode On A Grecian Urn: Ah, Happy, Happy Boughs! That Cannot Shed (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: II. Ode On A Grecian Urn: Who Are These Coming To The Sacrifice? (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: II. Ode On A Grecian Urn: O Attic Shape! Fair Attitude! With Brede (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: III. Scherzo: Part 1: Fancy: Ever Let The Fancy Roam (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: III. Scherzo: Part 2: Folly's Song: When Wedding Fiddles Are A-Playing (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: IV. Finale: Part 1: Spirit Here That Reignest! (Soprano) - Part 2: God Of The Golden Bow (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: IV. Finale: Part 3: Then, Through Thy Temple Wide (Soprano) - Part 4: 'tis Awful Silence Then
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: IV. Finale: Part 5: Next Thy Tasso's Ardent Numbers (Soprano) - Part 6: But When Thou Joinest
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: IV. Finale: Part 6: Bards Of Passion And Of Mirth (Chorus)
First Choral Symphony, Op. 41: IV. Finale: Part 7: Spirit Here That Reignest (Soprano) - Bards Of Passion And Of Mirth (Chorus)

UPC: 095115512722
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 10.29.13
Format: CD

Susan Gritton - Orchestral Works 3 (CD)