Donald Macleod takes a look at the early life of Gustav Holst, his student days, the start of his teaching career and his interest in folk songs.
Ave Maria BBC Singers, conductor Justin Doyle The Mystic Trumpeter Op 18 Claire Rutter (soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus (women's voices) and Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor David Lloyd-Jones A Somerset Rhapsody. Op 21 No 2 LPO, conductor Adrian Boult Beni Mora , Op 29 No
BBCSO, conductor Malcolm Sargent
Producer Cath McGhee Repeated Sunday 12 midnight
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