05. - 07. Gustav Holst - A Fugal Concerto for Flute and Oboe*, op.40 no.2 [8'33]
08. - 10. Gustav Holst - Brook Green Suite for String Orchestra [7'05]
11. Gustav Holst - A Somerset Rhapsody, op.21 no.2 [9'16]
12. Gustav Holst - Ballet from 'The Perfect Fool', op.39 [10'36]
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yehudi Menuhin with Jonathan Snowden- flute and David Theodore- oboe*
EMI Eminence 5653992 (recorded April 1993; this CD release 1994)
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Recording venue: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
Recording engineers: Mike Hatch and Mike 'Mr Bear' Clements; Producer: John H West
Here's an attractive short collection of a number of Holst's most popular works, again recorded in the favourite acoustic of St Augustine's. Holst was a long-time music teacher at St Paul's Girls School near Brook Green in Hammersmith and the Brook Green Suite was written for their junior orchestra.
At this stage of his career, Menuhin was a rather more accomplished conductor than violinist and he serves up lively and affectionate performances. The flute and oboe soloists are particularly fine in the Fugal Concerto. I see that this CD is currently trading on Amazon for $90.00!