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Composer of the Week: Holst

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3/5. Donald MacLeod looks at Gustav Holst's relationship with the village of Thaxted, Essex, and relates the story of the reputed first performance of Saturn (from The Planets suite) - during a harmony lesson at St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, where Holst taught for most of his adult life.
St Paul's Suite, Op 29 No 2 St Paul Chamber Orchestra, conductor Christopher Hogwood Saturn (The Planets) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
This Have I Done for My True Love, Op 34 No 1 Sian Menna (mezzo), BBC Singers, conductor Justin Doyle
The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37 St Paul's Cathedral Choristers, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Groves
Repeated on Tuesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
St Paul
Conductor:
Christopher Hogwood
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Unknown:
Sian Menna
Conductor:
Justin Doyle
Conductor:
Charles Groves
Source: Radio Times

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