Holst

This disc will delight you if you should find it under the tree on Christmas morning [JQ]

An enjoyable, thoughtfully prepared Christmas album [JQ]

A well-planned and beautifully executed programme sure to summon some Christmas cheer [NB]

This CD illustrates how well Holst’s music works for the brass band medium [KT]

A valuable contribution to the recorded legacy of British music [JF]

Well played but unevenly programmed [NB]

A worthy 150th anniversary tribute to Gustav Holst [JQ]

Rare repertoire and a few old favourites for good measure [JF]

An enticing selection of rarities and imaginative arrangements [JF]

Another fine anthology of historic live performances to mark an important anniversary [NB]

If you are going to rejig these songs, it needs to be for some purpose [JW]

A discerningly chosen programme given accomplished performances [JQ]

A fine representative collection; no more rustic accents, please [JW]

Largely early and apprentice works from British composers; sift with care [JW]

Lovers of English song should not hesitate: acquire this disc and gatecrash Uncle Ralph’s musical party [JQ]

This impressive recital ‘parallels’ old and new favourites [JF]

(Déjà Review) Evocative and beautifully sung [CT]

(Déjà Review) The reappearance on CD of these performances is a cause for great celebration [JQ]

A previously unissued live Sinfonia antartica heads this 40th anniversary Boult release [JW]

A typically virtuosic recording from a great American partnership [RMo]

Harding’s relaxed run around Holst’s solar system [LD]

A mixed bag, but indispensable to the Holst completist [SB]

A solid, “safe” account, hobbled by a dull, listless opening movement [RMo]

An excellent and very welcome disc of Holst’s choral music [JQ]