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Composer of the Week

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

Holst's final opera hints that he was on the verge of achieving very great things, but his sudden death cut short what might have been the crowning years of his career. Show more

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.