If you're just gonna listen to one: Jupiter
Background
Gustav Holst was a composer whose acclaim did not come during his lifetime. While he was alive, his works were not performed much, except by the musicians at the girls' school in London, where he worked most of his professional life.
Some compositions that he created for those students are performed now (example: St Paul's Suite); but Holst is mostly known for one work: The Planets.
The Planets
Multiple movements of this work will be familiar to people (especially Jupiter), as it has become part of the standard orchestral repertoire.
- Mercury (the Winged Messenger)
- Venus (the Bringer of Peace)
- Mars (the Bringer of War)
- Jupiter (the Bringer of Jollity)
- Saturn (The Bringer of Old Age)
- Neptune (The Mystic)
- Uranus (The Magician)
Other Orchestral Music
Edgon Heath
Brook Green Suite
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