The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & London Symphony Orchestra & Geoffrey Simon

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The suite comprises seven orchestral movements that explore varied moods and orchestral colours through inventive harmony, distinctive rhythmic motifs and expansive instrumentation, and it occupies a pivotal place in Holst's career and in early 20th-century British orchestral repertoire.
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  1. 1.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, the Bringer of War
    7:41
  2. 2.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:24
  3. 3.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4:04
  4. 4.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:57
  5. 5.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    9:43
  6. 6.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Uranus, the Magician
    6:11
  7. 7.
    The Planets, Op. 32: Neptune, the Mystic
    8:04
  8. 8.
    Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Rossini
    8:51

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