Mimi Ezust wrote:

>Would someone tell me about this work, please.  How long is it? What are
>some good recordings? Is it scored for full orchestra? What does it sound
>like? If it is on a cd with other pieces, what are they?

Two items of interest:

1) British Composers - Holst: The Planets, etc / Boult, Previn
     List Price: $11.97
     Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra
     Emd/Emi Classics - #66934 / January 12, 1999
     1. The Perfect Fool, Opus 39/H 150: Ballet Music
     2. Egdon Heath, Opus 47/H 172
     3. The Planets, Opus 32/H 125

2) The Lark Ascending / Tovey, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
     List Price: $16.97
     Cbc Records (Can) - #5176 / September 15, 1998
     Audio CD / DDD / Number of Discs: 1
     1. London "London Every Day": Knightsbridge
     Composed by Eric Coates
     2. Cockaigne Overture, Opus 40 "In London Town"
     Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
     3. The lark ascending
     Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
     4. Egdon Heath, Opus 47/H 172
     Composed by Gustav Holst
     5. Facade Suite
     Composed by Sir William Walton

There are a number of other recordings of the work as well.  I don't
own any--I listened to sample of EH off of each of the above.  No. 2):
the orchestra seems to play well.  Intonation is good.  I wonder if the
conductor Tovey is related to Donald Francis Tovey.  Anyone know for sure?

Chris Bonds