Gustav Holst: Collected Facsimile Edition of Autograph Manuscripts of the Published Workschamber Operas

'This handsome volume runs to some 200 pages and is beautifully produced in every respect. It contains full-sized facsimiles of SavitriI/>and The Wandering ScholarI/>, short introductions by the editor and textual collations giving a detailed comparison of the MSS with the published versions. Holst's musical handwriting was clear and strong, and in this volume it establishes a vivid presence. A special sort of magic is involved here ...' MUSICAL TIMESThis historic publishing enterprise, the reproduction of Holst's autograph scores, has the unique advantage of showing precisely what Holst wrote.