The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The seven-movement work uses large orchestral forces, bold rhythmic gestures, novel harmonic colouring and evocative tone‑painting inspired by astrological ideas, and it occupies a significant place in Holst's career and in early 20th-century orchestral music.

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  1. 1.
    The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
    6:59
  2. 2.
    The Planets: Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:20
  3. 3.
    The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4:23
  4. 4.
    The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    8:45
  5. 5.
    The Planets: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    9:02
  6. 6.
    The Planets: Uranus, the Magician
    5:49
  7. 7.
    The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic
    7:40
  8. 8.
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
    15:11
  9. 9.
    Fantasia on Greensleeves
    4:46

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