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Hymn to the Dawn / Etherea Vocal Ensemble

Holst / Etherea Vocal Ensemble / Greten-harrison
Release Date: 01/29/2013 
Label:  Delos   Catalog #: 3431   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Gustav Holst,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Amy Marcy Beach,  Joseph Rheinberger,   ... 
Performer:  Alan Murchie
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Following the success of Ceremony of Carols, Etherea Vocal Ensemble’s stunning debut album, Delos lost no time in producing their second effort. Containing several premiere performances, this CD is an enchanting mix of mostly uncommon works for female choir by Holst, Beach, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn and Rossini. While all of these works are standouts among the limited female choir rep, Holst’s third group of Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda and the Two Eastern Pictures are particularly exotic, and ripe for rediscovery. Following the success of Ceremony of Carols, Etherea Vocal Ensemble’s stunning debut album, Delos lost no time in producing their second effort. Containing several premiere performances, this CD is an enchanting mix of mostly uncommon works for female choir by Holst, Beach, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn and Rossini. While all of these works are standouts among the limited female choir rep, Holst’s third group of Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda and the Two Eastern Pictures are particularly exotic, and ripe for rediscovery. Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Eastern Pictures (2), H 112 by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1911; England 
2.
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26: 3rd group, H 99 by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1910; England 
3.
Pieces (10) for Piano, Op. 12: no 7, Prelude in C major by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Alan Murchie (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1906-1913; Russia 
4.
Shakespeare Choruses (3), Op. 39 by Amy Marcy Beach
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
5.
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Op. 35 by Joseph Rheinberger
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Period: Romantic 
Written: 19th Century; Germany 
6.
Gesänge (6), Op. 131 by Joseph Rheinberger
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
7.
Motets (3) for Chorus and Organ, Op. 39 by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830/1838; Germany 
8.
Choeurs religieux (3) by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Derek Greten-Harrison
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1844; Italy 

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