One is a pulsating, rhythmic work based on ancient love poems and medieval drinking songs. The other is a mystical voyage through our solar system.

Both contain some of the most recognizable music written in the 20th century, and yet, most people who know these two works would be hard-pressed to name another piece by their composers.

In this hour, The Planets, by Gustav Holst, and Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff, lead us to a sampling of other remarkable music from two remarkably different composers.

 

FEATURED RECORDINGS

Title	Group/Artist	Catalog #	UPC
Orff: Carmina Burana	German Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Berlin, Eugen Jochum	Deutsche Grammophon 447 437-2	028944743722
Holst: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 [for Symphony in F Major “Cotswolds”]	BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis	Chandos CHAN 5192	095115519226
Holst Collector’s Edition, [for St. Paul’s Suite and “To Agni (god of fire)”, Brook Green Suite]	London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Groves	EMI Classics 40471	5099944047122
The Planets, Egdon Heath, [for Egdon Heath]	London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult	Decca Eloquence 4802323	028948023233
Leonard Bernstein Remastered [for“Mars—The Bringer of War” from The Planets]	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	Sony 88985417142	889854171421
Orff: Die Kluge/Der Mond	Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Herbert Kegel	Berlin Classics BC 2104-2	782124210427
Orff: Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)	Munich Radio Orchestra, Christian von Gehren	CPO 777 657-2	761203765720
Orff: Trionfi [for Catulli Carmina and The Triumph of Aphrodite]	Bavarian Radio Symphony and Chorus, Eugen Jochum	Deutsche Grammophon 474 131-2	02894741312 7
Orff: Schulwerk Vol. 1 - Musica Poetica [for Schoolwork]	Karl Peinkofer Percussion Ensemble	Celestial Harmonies 13104-2	013711310429
Orff: Veni Creator Spiritus [for “The Kindness of the World”]	Carl Orff Choir, Arthur Gross	Wergo WER 4006-50	4010228400625