Gustav Holst - Double Violin Concerto (1930)

[@KowjjaMusic]

I feel like the two main reasons Holst is so underrated is 1. he was himself very humble and stayed mostly away from the spotlight 2. His stuffs are quite diverse, which personally makes me like him even more, but it's harder to "memorize" him musically

[@pierremercier4724]

What a wonderful discovery! It is more than relevant to make us hear other works of Gustav Holst, that many music lovers too often tend to reduce to his famous «The Planets».

[@grumble2009]

Wow. Holst loved him juxtaposing key against key and time against time. I love how some of this is reworked into Hammersmith, but really like this longer form.

[@logancampbell7924]

I love hammersmith!

[@sowarutsuchiro]

never heard of this work before, looks like i've found myself a new favourite :o

[@marubaba]

me too!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Fabulous composition and an equally fabulous performance. This seriously needs adding to the repertoire. But then so do hundreds and hundreds of pieces that are never heard. Classical music will die a slow death unless masterpieces like this are left in the attic.

[@dameinoferrall2400]

one could spend lifetimes digging into the more obscure works of so many composers. sadly, it will never be possible.

[@peterlhawks]

I love niche, underrated pieces by the most famous and popular composers!

[@amedeest.pierre5972]

That third movement SLAPS.

[@journey3451]

ホルストさんは今大好きな作曲家ですがこんな曲があったんですね。 日本では「惑星」しか聞く機会が少なくありがたいです。 しかも楽譜付きで！！

[@lukecash3500]

I love the themes he borrows from his Terzetto.

[@violetmarie2845]

Brilliant!!

[@mahendrasingh_illustrator]

This is pretty hot stuff, makes you wonder what he could have done if he’d lived a little longer.

[@MarciniakFred]

Just Thank you !

[@wholemilky]

Grand.

[@nathanturczan]

Goodstuff Holst

[@jonathanmeans2290]

Hah! I see what you did there...

[@dbadagna]

What a fascinating piece. Is there any use of 12-tone technique? The use of bitonality and polymeter (borrowed from Bartók?) is already striking and unexpected.

[@Cmaj7]

I doubt there was use of 12-tone technique. Holst was very fond of polytonality and polymeter/odd meter. I'm not sure where the inspiration for polytonality came from, but his rhythms were influenced by his study of Indian classical music and talas.

[@dbadagna]

@@Cmaj7 Ah, he wrote "Sāvitri" in 1916. If the chromatic, row-like melodies we hear repeatedly in this concerto don't follow Hauer's 12-tone method, they are probably at least influenced by the atonal music that preceded it by two decades.

[@audicoes]

I haven't knew this piece. Thanks for sharing.

[@adrianboadocinza7785]

What a great discoverment! But it was compossed in 1929, not in 1930 (Op. 49 H. 175)

[@JAMESLEVEE]

The key is C Major.

[@Kyubiwan]

Jaws theme