Works Performed

Mozart : Symphony No.41 "Jupiter"

Holst : The Planets

Performers

Conductor : Kirill Karabits

Soloist: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Ladies

In music, the name “Jupiter” brings two works to mind: the fourth movement of Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite, and Mozart’s final symphony. The former is clearly an astronomical reference, though Holst’s music does suggest the character of each god who inspired those seven planetary names. The case of the Mozart is more abstract, linked to the late 18th-century aesthetic of the sublime: the ultimate in artistic achievement, music of an exalted greatness beyond compare. Mozart’s extraordinary complexity and superb craft reach their peak in what has been described as one of the towering artistic masterworks of Western civilization.

The Planets remains by far Holst’s most popular work. Indeed, its popularity came to distress him during his lifetime. Doubtless in his later years, he achieved things that were more profound, more perfectly realised in structure, and even more deeply personal in their expression, but The Planets is the first fully effective statement of his maturity; its conception has a boldness, excitement and epic sweep that remain immediately impressive after a hundred hearings. It is one of the 20th century’s great colouristic showpieces. Vaughan Williams once said that the work was "the perfect equilibrium" of Holst's nature - the melodic, precise and structured, combined with the mystic and unexplainable.

Series discounts available*

12 concerts 40%,  9-11 concerts 30%, 6-8 concerts 20%, and 3-5 concerts 10%. *Not available for online bookings, please contact our box office to make use of this offer.

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 JOIN US FOR A FREE AFTERNOON ORGAN RECITAL

Music of the Spheres-

Music relating to the movement of the planets and also to include John Williams music for Star Wars and ET will be a FREE organ recital performed by Dr David Price at 1pm on this day. For more information, please click here.