Gustav Holst

Real Name:
Gustavus Theodor von Holst
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Gustav Theodor Holst (September 21, 1874 – May 25, 1934) was an English composer. He is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. His music was influenced by Indian spiritualism and English folk tunes, and is well known for unconventional use of meter and haunting melodies. He was the father of the composer and conductor Imogen Holst.
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Releases:
The Planets (LP)   Decca 1962
The Planets - Mars & Jupiter (7", Mono)   Decca 1962
The Planets (LP)   Marble Arch Records 1966
The Planets (LP)   EMI Records 1967
The Planets (LP)   EMI Records 1967
The Planets (LP)   Philips 1970
The Planets, Op. 32 (LP)   ABC Westminster Gold 1970
The Planets ◄ (3 versions)   Decca ... 1971
The Planets ◄ (5 versions)   Deutsche Grammophon 1971
The Planets, Op. 32 (LP)   Eclipse Records (8), Eclipse Records (8) 1971
The Planets Op. 32 (LP)   His Master's Voice 1974
English Brass (LP)   Pye Top Brass 1976
The Planets (LP)   Classics For Pleasure 1976
The Planets (LP)   RCA Red Seal, RCA Red Seal 1976
The Planets (LP)   RCA Red Seal 1977
Les Planètes (LP)   Philips 1978
Star Wars · 2001 · Jupiter · Mars (LP)   Decca 1978
The Planets (LP)   Philips 1978
The Planets (LP)   Decca 1979
The Planets (LP)   EMI Records 1979
The Planets (LP)   CBS 1981
The Planets (LP, Album)   CBS 1981
The Planets (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Deutsche Grammophon 1981
The Planets, OP.32 (LP, Ste)   EMI Eminence 1981
The Planets, Op. 32 (LP)   CBS Masterworks 1981
The Planets (LP)   Angel Records 1986
The Planets (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Decca ... 1987
The Planets (CD)   Philips Classics 1989
The Planets (CD)   Award 1991
A Somerset Rhapsody - Beni Mora - Japanese Suite... (CD)   Lyrita Recorded Edition 1992
Ballet Music From The Golden Goose - Double Concerto... (CD)   Lyrita Recorded Edition 1992
Die Planeten (CD, Album)   Decca 1992
Grosse Komponisten Und Ihre Musik 50: Holst - Die Planeten (CD)   Marshall Cavendish Ltd 1992
A Winter Idyll - Elegy - Indra... (CD)   Lyrita Recorded Edition 1993
The Planets / Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos. 1 & 4 (CD)   Belart 1993
The Planets Suite / St. Paul's Suite (CD)   RPO Records (2) 1993
Orchestral Favourites Volume I - Pachebel's 'Canon' (CD)   Nimbus Records 1995
The Perfect Fool (Ballet Suite), The Planets (CD)   Arte Nova Classics 1995
The Planets (CD)   Madacy 1995
Orchestral Music (CD)   Arte Nova Classics 1996
The Planets / Boult (CD, RM)   MCA Records 1996
The Planets / Enigma Variations (CD)   Decca 1996
The Planets / St. Paul's Suite (CD, Album)   Carlton Classics 1996
The Planets (CD)   Delta Music 1998
The Planets • The Mystic Trumpeter ◄ (2 versions)   Naxos 2002
The Planets (CD, Album)   LSO Live 2003
Concertos For Cello & Orchestra (CD)   Nimbus Records 2006
English Serenade (CD, Album)   CMG 2006
Double Concerto (CD)   Naxos 2007
Walt Whitman - Suite De Ballet - A Hampshire Suite... (CD)   Lyrita Recorded Edition 2007
English String Music (CD)   RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
Planets Suite (LP)   World Record Club  
The Planets (LP)   World Record Club  
The Planets (LP)   Hallmark Records  
The Planets (LP, RE)   Classics For Pleasure  
The Planets (LP, Album)   Music For Pleasure  
The Planets (LP)   Deutsche Grammophon  
The Planets (LP, Album)   Philips  
The Planets (LP)   Deutsche Grammophon  
The Planets (CD, Album)   Symphonia Digital Classics  
The Planets Op. 32 (LP)   His Master's Voice  
The Ultimate Last Night Of The Proms (CD, Comp)   RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
Appears On:
Hymns And Songs Of Brotherhood (LP) Two Veterans (A Dirge) Columbia 1962
Savitri, A Chamber Opera In One Act And Choral Hymns From The Rig Veda ( Third Group ) (LP, Mono)   Argo Records (2) 1966
Joybringer (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Joybringer Vertigo ... 1973
Solar Fire (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Joybringer Polydor ... 1974
Classic War Themes (LP) Mars (The Planets) Music For Pleasure 1975
The Planets (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   RCA ... 1976
1971 - 1973 (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Joybringer Fontana ... 1977
BBC Space Themes (LP, Album) Quatermass BBC Records 1978
Star Wars And Other Space Movie Themes ◄ (2 versions) Mars, Bringer Of War F... Music For Pleasure 1978
A Voyage Through His Greatest Hits - Vol. 2 (LP) The Planets: Mercury, ... RCA 1981
Beyond The Planets (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Telstar 1984
Live At Linz, 1984 - The Mind Of The Universe ◄ (2 versions) The Planets: Saturn, T... RCA ... 1985
Emerson, Lake & Powell (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Mars, The Bringer Of War UM³/USM Japan ... 1986
Tomita's Greatest Hits CD (CD) The Planets: Mars, The... RCA 1986
Masque (Songs And Planets) (Cass, Album) Joybringer (From Jupit... Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records), Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records), Virgin, Virgin 1987
Greatest Synthesizer Hits (2xCD, Album) Venus, The Bringer Of ... Star Inc. Music (Holland) 1989
How To Get Ahead In Advertising / Withnail And I (LP) Jupiter, Bringer Of Jo... Silva Screen 1989
The Planets, By Holst - Suite For Large Orchestra, Synthesized By Star Inc. (CD, Album)   Star Inc. Music (Holland) 1989
Greatest Synthesizer Hits (4xCD, Comp) Venus The Bringer Of P... Star Inc. Music (Holland) 1990
Pete York Presents Super Drumming Volume 3 (2xLP) Mars Spanglang, Jupite... BMG, Global Satellite 1990
The Classical Collection Volume 2: 50 Of The World's Musical Masterpieces (3xCD) First Movement: March,... Musical Heritage Society 1991
Twilight Of The Gods (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Hammerheart Black Mark Production ... 1991
Albert Coates Conducts - Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) The Planets, Mars, The... KOCH Historic 1992
100% Classics - The Cream Of The Classics (2xCD) "Jupiter" From The Pla... Telstar 1994
A 70th Anniversary Celebration (CD, Sli) This Have I Done For M... BBC Music Magazine 1994
NATO (Album) ◄ (4 versions) N.A.T.O. Mute Records Ltd. 1994
På Estrad Och Parad (CD, Album) The Planets (Utdrag Ur) Not On Label (Blåsmusiken Vikingarna-Self released) 1994
Beyond December (CD, Album) In The Break Midwinter Warner Alliance 1995
The Sampler Album: Excerpts From The First Ten Releases (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) 'Jupiter' From The Pla... RPO Records (2) ... 1995
The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) In The Bleak Midwinter Virgin 1996
Bazmark Inc. Presents Something For Everybody (CD, Comp) Jupiter (Edit) EMI Music (Australia) 1997
Diana Princess Of Wales 1961-1997 - The BBC Recording Of The Funeral Service (CD, Album) Hymn: I Vow To Thee, M... BBC Worldwide, Decca 1997
Epitaph (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Mars, Mars Discipline Global Mobile 1997
Themes From The Un - X - Pected (CD, Comp) Mars - The Bringer Of ... Star Inc. Music (Holland) 1997
Centenary Edition 1897-1997: 100 Years Of Great Music (11xCD) The Planets: III. Merc... EMI Classics 1998
100 Relaxing Classics (5xCD, Comp + Box) Intermezzo From St Pau... Castle Music 1999
It's A Cool, Cool Christmas (CD, Comp) In The Bleak Midwinter Jeepster Recordings 2000
Live At Plymouth Guildhall, May 11, 1971 (2xCD, Album) Mars Discipline Global Mobile 2000
Millennium Masterpieces (CD, Comp) "Jupiter" The Planets New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2000
The Music Of "Cosmos": Selections From The Score Of The Television Series "Cosmos" By Carl Sagan (2xCD) The Planets — Mars Cosmos Studios, BMG Special Products, Cosmos Studios, Cosmos Studios 2000
Christie Malry's Own Double Entry. OST (CD) In The Bleak Midwinter Hut Recordings, Virgin 2001
Delayed (CD, Album) Takeoff Silence Records 2001
Live In Detroit, MI, December 13, 1971 (2xCD, Album) Mars Discipline Global Mobile 2001
Millenium Klassisk: Alle Dine Favoritter (3xCD, Comp) Jupiter From The Planets Norske Gram 2001
The Best Of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered (Volume II) (CD, Comp, Album, RM)   Cohesion (2) 2001
City On A Hill: It's Christmas Time (CD) In The Bleak Midwinter Essential Records (3) 2002
The Collectors' King Crimson, Volume Seven (4xCD, Comp + Box) Mars Universal International 2003
2006 (CD, Album, Copy Prot.) Mars Edel Records 2004
The 21st Century Guide To King Crimson, Volume One, 1969-1974 (4xCD + Box)   Discipline Global Mobile 2004
The Most Frightening Music In The Universe (2xCD, Comp) The Planets, Mars: Bri... Denon 2004
Voices Of The Valley (CD, Album) World In Union Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Christmas Songs (CD, Album) In The Bleak Midwinter Gray Matters 2007
Muse - The Supermassive Selection (CD, Comp, Promo, Album) Mars: The Bringer Of War New Musical Express 2007
Musik Der Nacht (CD) Mars Aus: Die Planeten Partituren 2007
A Midwinter Night's Dream (Album) ◄ (3 versions) In The Bleak Midwinter Quinlan Road 2008
Die Planeten (CDr, Album)   Cue Records 2008
Swelling (CDr) The Bringer Of War Not On Label (Tellmachine Self-released) 2009
The Best Of The Proms Volume One (CD, Promo) The Planets Op.32 (Jup... The Daily Telegraph 2009
50th Anniversary Celebration (CD) The Planets Suite - Ma... RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
The Planets (LP)   Music For Pleasure  
Tracks Appear On:
Plays The Popular Classics ◄ (2 versions) "Jupiter" From The Pla... Transatlantic Records ... 1973
Journey; The Classics of Film & Television (LP) "Mars" From The Planet... Towerbell Records 1986
The Classical Collection Volume 2: 50 Of The World's Musical Masterpieces (3xCD) First Movement: March,... Musical Heritage Society 1991
Albert Coates Conducts - Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) The Planets, Mars, The... KOCH Historic 1992
Jamo Collection 1 - "The Sound Of Excellence" (CD, Comp, Ltd) Planeterne - "Jupiter" PolyGram Special Projects 1992
Pomp & Circumstance (CD, Comp) I Vow To Thee, My Coun... Eloquence, Philips Classics 1992
Glückliche Reise (Eine Musikalische Weltreise) (CD, Comp) The Planets: Jupiter, ... Philips 1993
100% Classics - The Cream Of The Classics (2xCD) "Jupiter" From The Pla... Telstar 1994
A 70th Anniversary Celebration (CD, Sli) This Have I Done For M... BBC Music Magazine 1994
Classical Thunder I (CD, Comp) The Planets, Op. 32: M... Time Life Music 1994
Héroïques! (CD, Comp) Les Planètes (Suite P... Erato 1995
Mysterium - Music Of Mysterious Power & Beauty (2xCD) Mars, The Bringer Of W... Naxos 1995
Adagio - Music For Silent Moments (CD, Comp) In The Bleak Midwinter Arte Nova Classics 1996
Exclusively On Chandos (CD, Smplr, Comp, Promo) St. Paul's Suite (Fina... Chandos 1996
Mad About The Orchestra (CD) Die Planeten - Mars, D... Deutsche Grammophon 1996
Space:1999 (Year 1 - An Original Soundtrack Recording) (2xCD, Album) Space Brain (Anti-Bodies) Fanderson Records 1998
100 Relaxing Classics (5xCD, Comp + Box) Intermezzo From St Pau... Castle Music 1999
The Essential Classics Collection - Volume 5 Pomp & Circumstance (CD, Album) The Planets - Jupiter,... Deutsche Grammophon 1999
25 Thunderous Classics (CD, Comp) Mars (The Planets) SPJ Music, Inc. 2000
Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection (5xCD, Comp, RM) Mars, Bringer Of War F... Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
Millennium Masterpieces (CD, Comp) "Jupiter" The Planets New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2000
Classical Masters (3xCD, Comp) Jupiter, The Bringer O... Rajon Music Group 2001
Millenium Klassisk: Alle Dine Favoritter (3xCD, Comp) Jupiter From The Planets Norske Gram 2001
The Classical Chillout Album (2xCD, Comp) Venus n2k 2001
100 Classical Hits (5xCD, Comp) The Planets: Jupiter, ... Decca 2003
Euphoric Classics (2xCD, Comp) Jupiter, The Bringer O... EMI 2003
The Most Frightening Music In The Universe (2xCD, Comp) The Planets, Mars: Bri... Denon 2004
Muse - The Supermassive Selection (CD, Comp, Promo, Album) Mars: The Bringer Of War New Musical Express 2007
Musik Der Nacht (CD) Mars Aus: Die Planeten Partituren 2007
50th Anniversary Celebration (CD) The Planets Suite - Ma... RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
The Sampler Album: Excerpts From The First Ten Releases (CD, Album, Smplr) 'Jupiter' From The Pla... RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
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