The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & The European Philharmonic Orchestra & Hymisher Greenburg

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. Cast in seven movements for large orchestra, it explores contrasting moods and orchestral colours through distinctive instrumentation and harmonic language, and it established Holst's reputation while influencing British orchestral music in the early 20th century.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Mars, the Bringer of War
    7:00
  2. 2.
    Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:45
  3. 3.
    Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    3:47
  4. 4.
    Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:01
  5. 5.
    Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    8:57
  6. 6.
    Uranus, the Magician
    5:39
  7. 7.
    Neptune, the Mystic
    7:59

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