The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Yoel Levi

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The suite characterises different planetary moods through colourful orchestration, varied tempi, rhythmic drive and modal and dissonant harmonies, and it occupies a central place in Holst's output and in the development of early 20th-century British orchestral music.
First released: 1st January 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
    6:32
  2. 2.
    The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:36
  3. 3.
    The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    3:53
  4. 4.
    The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:54
  5. 5.
    The Planets, op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    9:09
  6. 6.
    The Planets, op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
    6:11
  7. 7.
    The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
    7:18

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