Gustav Theodore Holst
Born: 21st September 1874, Cheltenham, England
Died: 25th May 1934, London, England
Nationality: English
Gustav Theodore Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. The subsequent inspiration of the English folksong revival of the early 20th century, and the example of such rising modern composers as Maurice Ravel, led Holst to develop and refine an individual style.
There were professional musicians in the previous three generations of Holst's family and it was clear from his early years that he would follow the same calling.
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Interview,
Joseph Fort on Holst's Cloud Messenger
Conductor Joseph Fort talks about his recently-released new recording of Holst's Himalayan-inspired work, in Fort's own arrangement for chamber orchestra.
Recording of the Week,
Holst and Delius on Naxos
JoAnn Falletta conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Holst’s Cotswolds Symphony, and David Hill directs Delius’s Nietzsche-inspired Mass for Life with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Popular Genres: Holst
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Choral
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Concertos
Popular Works: Holst
- A Fugal Concerto, H152 Op. 40 No. 2 (9)
- A Moorside Suite (22)
- A Somerset Rhapsody, Op.21 No. 2 (8)
- A Song of the Night, Op. 19 No. 1 (5)
- Ave Maria, H49, Op. 9b (28)
- Bach’s Fugue a la Gigue (9)
- Beni Mora, Op. 29 No. 1 (6)
- Brook Green Suite (14)
- Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26: 3rd Group, H99 (13)
- Christmas Day, H109 (14)
- Egdon Heath, a homage to Thomas Hardy, Op.47 (16)
- Hammersmith - Prelude and Scherzo, H178, Op. 52 (24)
- I Vow to Thee, My Country (52)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (130)
- Invocation (9)
- Japanese Suite, Op. 33 (6)
- Jesu, thou the Virgin-born (6)
- Jupiter (from The Planets) (46)
- Lullay my liking, H129, Op. 34 No. 2 (25)
- Lyric Movement (8)
- Marching Song, Op. 22 No. 2 (7)
- Nunc dimittis, H127 (42)
- Personent Hodie (7)
- Psalm 148 (8)
- Savitri (7)
- Scherzo for Orchestra, H192 (6)
- St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 (30)
- Suite No. 1 for Military Band in E flat major, Op. 28 No. 1, H105 (38)
- Suite No. 2 for Military Band in F major, Op. 28 No. 2, H106 (30)
- The Evening-watch, H159 (18)
- The Hymn of Jesus, H140 (10)
- The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H 150: Ballet Music (23)
- The Planets, Op. 32 (136)
- The Planets: Mars (35)
- The Planets: Mercury (9)
- This have I done for my true love, H128, Op. 34 No. 1 (14)
- Turn back, O man (5)
- Two Psalms H117 (7)
- Two Songs without Words, Op. 22 (7)
- Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets) (8)
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