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Imogen Holst Conducts Gustav Holst

English Chamber Orchestra · 1992

75 min · 15 tracks · classical music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
66 /100
Treeline
Higher than 44% of albums we've rated

Holst’s varied chamber-orchestral writing and shifting solo parts reward attention, but the succession of separate works gives the album little overarching arc.

What we noticed

  • Two short Songs Without Words open the album, followed by the three-movement Fugal Concerto; the long-form concerto structure returns later with the Double Concerto.
  • The featured forces keep changing: flute and oboe lead the Fugal Concerto, two violins the Double Concerto, and viola the Lyric Movement.
  • The final four tracks move from the three-part Brook Green Suite to a single Capriccio, without a return to the earlier concerto sequence.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

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Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Two Songs Without Words, op. 22: Country Song 4:25
  • 2 Two Songs Without Words, op. 22: Marching Song 3:37
  • 3 Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Strings, op. 40 no. 2: I. Moderato 2:12
  • 4 Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Strings, op. 40 no. 2: II. Adagio 2:50
  • 5 Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Strings, op. 40 no. 2: III. Allegro 3:01
  • 6 Ballet Music from the Golden Goose, op. 45 no. 1 14:50
  • 7 Nocturne (A Moorside Suite 1928) (arr. strings Holst) 6:36
  • 8 Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra, op. 49: I. Scherzo 4:57
  • 9 Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra, op. 49: II. Lament 4:07
  • 10 Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra, op. 49: III. Variations on a Ground 5:18
  • 11 Lyric Movement for Viola and Small Orchestra 9:56
  • 12 Brook Green Suite for Strings: I. Prelude 1:51
  • 13 Brook Green Suite for Strings: II. Air 2:33
  • 14 Brook Green Suite for Strings: III. Dance 2:46
  • 15 Capriccio for Orchestra (edt. Imogen Holst) 6:02

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