5/5. Donald Macleod introduces works from the final years of Gustav Holst's life. Included are the choral piece regarded by his daughter, Imogen, as one of the best things he ever wrote, a nocturnal movement for viola and orchestra, and an evocation of the area of West London that was home to Holst for many years.
Gustav Holst The Wandering Scholar (excerpt) Robert Tear (tenor), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Patricia Clark (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Imogen Hoist Choral Fantasia
Janet Baker (mezzo), Ralph Downes (organ), Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Imogen Holst Lyric Movement
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Imogen Holst Hammersmith LSO, conductor Richard Hickox Repeated at 8.45pm