Blow again, trumpeter - O, how the immortal phantoms crowd around me (Revised 1912)
Blow again, trumpeter - O trumpeter (Revised 1912)
Holst: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
A ravishing performance of Holst’s Whitman setting, The Mystic Trumpeter.
Invocation to Pan "O Thou, whose mighty palace roof doth hang" (Chorus)
Ia. Beneath my palm trees, by the river side (Soprano)
Caroline Harrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus
Ib. And as I sat, over the light blue hills (Soprano)
II - IV. Whence came ye, merry Damsels! whence came ye! (Chorus) - W
V & VI. Onward the tiger and the leopard pants (Soprano) - Bacchus,
Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness (Chorus)
Heard melodies are sweet, but those undeard (Chorus)
Ah, happy boughs! that cannot shed (Chorus)
Who are these coming to the sacrifice? (Chorus)
O Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede (Chorus)
I. Fancy "Ever let the Fancy roam" (Chorus)
II. Folly's Song "When wedding fiddles are a-playing" (Chorus)
I & II. Spirit here that reignest! (Soprano) - God of the Golden bow (Chorus)
III & IV. Then, through thy Temple wide (Soprano) - Tis awful silence then agai
V & VIa. Next thy Tasso's ardent numbers (Soprano) - But when Thou joinest with
VIb. Bards of Passion and of Mirth (Chorus)
VII. Spirit here that reignest! (Soprano) - Bards of Passion and of Mirth (Chor
On This Album
Production
- Colin MatthewsEditing Engineer
- Susan GrittonLiner Notes
- Colin MatthewsLiner Notes