Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 -- 25 May 1934) was an English composer, famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. There were professional musicians in the previous three generations of Holst's family, and he was destined from his early years to follow the same calling. He hoped to become a pianist, but was prevented by neuritis in his right arm. Despite his father's doubts he pursued a career as a composer, studying at the Royal College of Music under Charles Villiers Stanford. Unable to support himself by his compositions he played the trombone professionally, and later became a teacher—a great one, according to his colleague Ralph Vaughan Williams. His works were played frequently in the early years of the 20th century, but it was not until the international success of The Planets in the years immediately after the First World War that he became a well-known figure. A shy man, he did not welcome this fame, and preferred to be left in peace to compose and teach. In his later years his uncompromising, personal style of composition struck many music lovers as too austere, and his brief popularity declined. Apart from The Planets and a handful of other works, his music was neglected until the CD era, when much of his output became widely available on disc...
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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. With the exception of Earth (the centre of all yet influentially inert astrologically), all the astrological planets known during the work's composition are represented. From its premiere to the present day, the suite has been enduringly popular, influential, widely performed and frequently recorded. The work was not heard in a complete public performance, however, until some years after it was completed. Although there were four performances between September 1918 and October 1920, they were all either private (the first performance, in London) or incomplete (two others in London and one in Birmingham). The premiere was at the Queen's Hall on 29 September 1918, conducted by Holst's friend Adrian Boult before an invited audience of about 250 people. The first complete public performance was finally given in London by Albert Coates conducting the London Symphony Orchestra on 15 November 1920... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planets
A link to a comprehensive discography of Holst's compositions: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gustav...
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