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Composer of the Week

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 1

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

With Donald Macleod. Including Scherzo, Sita (Interlude from Act 3), Vedic Hymns, Op 24 (first set), Hymn to Vena, The Golden Goose. Show more

Source: BBC Online

Composer of the Week

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod discusses the work that would make Holst world famous - and haunt him for the rest of his life. Show more

Source: BBC Online

Composer of the Week

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 3

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on Holst's discomfort at the fame and approbation that followed the first performances of his Planets suite. Show more

Source: BBC Online

Composer of the Week

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

On the verge of a breakdown, Holst withdrew to the quiet of village life in Thaxted and devoted himself fully to composition - producing a new opera inspired by Shakespeare. Show more

Source: BBC Online

Composer of the Week

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: 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

Source: BBC Online