Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934

Gustav Theodore Holst, b. Cheltenham; d. London

English composer and conductor of mixed Swedish, Latvian and German ancestry

Gustav Holst was guest conductor at the Reid Concert on 10 November 1926 when he conducted several of his own works in the second half of the programme.

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Nationality:

British, English

Works

Ballet: "The Perfect Fool", op. 39

Choral hymns from the "Rig Veda", second group, op. 26

Choral hymns from the "Rig Veda", third group

Choral symphony, op. 41 - extract(s) from

Dirge for two veterans

Egdon Heath, op. 47

Festival Chorus, "Turn back, O man" op. 36a

Four songs for voice and violin: "A Medieval Anthology"

Fugal concerto for flute, oboe and strings, op. 40, no. 2

Fugal overture for orchestra, op. 40. no. 1

Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, op. 52 (1930)

Japanese Suite, op. 33 (1915) (transcribed Lasker for two pianos)

Orchestral suite: "Beni Mora", op. 29, no. 1

Orchestral suite: "The Planets", op. 32

Part-song: 'My sweetheart's like Venus' (arr. Gustav Holst)

Song: "Bring us in good ale"

Song: "I love my love"

Song: "The Heart worships"

St Paul's suite, op. 29, no. 2

Suite: The Planets, op. 32 for two pianofortes - excerpt(s) from

The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37

Concerts

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