HOLST SAVITRI CHORAL HYMNS RIG VEDA ARGO Rare LP

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HOLST Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda Op 26 No3 SAVITRI Op 25 vinyl LP on DECCA ARGO ZNF 6 STEREO 1966 I have acquired a large classical collection of wonderful recordings from a very keen and dedicated collector. They are all mostly from the late 50s to mid 60s - Something of a Golden Age in Classical recording All records are inspected very carefully and Gradings are based on Record Collector magazine. I try to only offer recordings in a minimum of excellent Condition unless it is something particularly rare when I will do my best to describe any visual or audible flaws Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (Third Group) with Osian Ellis Harp and The Purcell Singers SAVITRI Op.25 A chamber Opera in One Act with Janet Baker ,Robert Tear ,Thomas Hemsley ,The purcell Singers English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst First Edition pressing on DECCA ARGO (Large Oval ARGO logo) ZNF 6 Stereo with complete with the original argo Libretto Disc is visually Near Mint audibly plays Excellent/ Near Mint with just the occasional very faint ‘tic” Sleeve is Excellent /Near Mint Gustav Holst wrote the Hymns from the Rig Veda in 1909-10 having learnt Sanskrit he translated the hymns himself - He suggested that the fourth hymn Hymn of the Travellers might be used as an prelude to his Chamber opera Savitri written 1908-9 This was the read more