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Gustav Holst
Personb. 1874 · Cheltenham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Gustav Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher born in Cheltenham in 1874. He studied at the Royal College of Music and later taught at St Paul’s Girls’ School and Morley College. Best known for the orchestral suite The Planets (1914–1916), he also wrote choral works such as The Hymn of Jesus and the opera Savitri. His style blends English folk influences, Hindu mysticism and modernist harmony. Holst’s other notable pieces include the St Paul’s Suite, Egdon Heath and the First Choral Symphony. He died in London in 1934.
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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
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The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
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The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
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The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
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The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
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The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
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Brook Green Suite: II. Air
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Brook Green Suite, H. 190: I. Prelude. Allegretto
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The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
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Albums
Holst: The Planets
Album · 1981
"Moment Musical" - Deep Focus & Concentration
Album · 2025
Summer Nights
Album · 2026
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 & The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18
Album · 2002
The Prodigy Conductor
Album · 2025
Holst: Double Concerto / St Paul's Suite / Brook Green Suite
Album · 2007
Essential Classical Bangers
Album · 2026
Centenary of HM Queen Elizabeth II: 100 songs for 100 years
Album · 2026
"Little Suite" - Lullabies for a Relaxing Evening
Album · 2025
English String Music: Britten, Holst, Purcell, Vaughan Williams...
Album · 2024
"Cantique" - Deep Concentration & Focus
Album · 2025
Hymn to the Sun
Album · 2026