Elizabeth Watts soprano
Julius Drake piano
The leading soprano and her collaborative pianist partner focus on two composers -- father and daughter -- with the accent on the latter, whose realisations of works by Baroque predecessors complement her own compositions and some folksong arrangements made in 1938 but previously unperformed.
PROGRAMME
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Calm is the morn Op. 16 No. 1
Persephone Op. 48 No. 1
Betelgeuse Op. 48 No. 12
The heart worships
The Floral Bandit Op. 48 No. 6
Imogen Holst (1907-1984)
Weathers
4 Songs from Tottel's Miscellany
Shall I thus ever long
As lawrell leaves
10 Appalachian Folk Songs
My dearest dear (world première)
The brisk young lover (world première)
I must and I will get married (world première)
Gustav Holst
Hymns from the Rig Veda Op. 24
