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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917.In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus.
Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) 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.
Matthews dedicated the addition to the late Imogen Holst, Gustav Holst's daughter, who had been an acquaintance of his. The new movement was first performed in Manchester on 11 May 2000, with Kent Nagano conducting the Hallé Orchestra. Matthews speculated that, the dedication notwithstanding, Imogen Holst "would have been both amused and ...
This is a discography of commercial recordings of The Planets, Op. 32, an orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916, and first performed by the Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult on 29 September 1918. It includes the composer's own recordings made in 1922–1923 and 1926.
"I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a British patriotic hymn, created in 1921 when music by Gustav Holst had a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice set to it. The music originated as a wordless melody, which Holst later named "Thaxted", taken from the "Jupiter" movement of Holst's 1917 suite The Planets.
All People That on Earth Do Dwell [arr. Holst] for mixed chorus and orchestra: Choral: 140: 37: 1917-1919: The Hymn of Jesus: for 2 mixed choruses, female semi-chorus and orchestra: text chosen and translated from the Apocryphal Acts of St. John, next to the hymn Pange lingua gloriosi proelium certaminis: Choral: 144: 38: 1919: Ode to Death ...
The Manse in Thaxted, where Gustav Holst lived from 1917 to 1925 "Thaxted" is a hymn tune by the English composer Gustav Holst, based on the stately theme from the middle section of the Jupiter movement of his orchestral suite The Planets and named after Thaxted, the English village where he lived much of his life.
Gustav Holst, Charlie Skarbek The official album of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand was launched on 9 August by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra . It was released by Universal Music on 26 August, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and included 22 tracks recorded by classical artists.