Holst: Phantastes Suite (1911) III. Sleep (arr. for piano and clarinet)

In 1911, Holst composed a suite for orchestra called “Phantastes.” It was performed on July 23 1912 at the Queen’s Hall, London, by the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer. However he withdrew it after this first (and only) performance. The piece has since been forgotten. Recently with the help of some other Holst enthusiasts we've been able to look at some scans of the original manuscript of Phantastes, and Tommaso have made this arrangement of the slow movement, "Sleep". It is the more dreamy part of the suite and contains some early material that he would later reuse in his The Perfect Fool opera and ballet.

arranged and played by Tommaso Solari, piano
Giordana Lube, clarinet.

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