The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916. The work employs vivid orchestral colour, prominent brass and percussion sonorities, and distinctive rhythmic and harmonic gestures to evoke planetary characters, and it occupies a key place in Holst's output and in early 20th-century British orchestral music.
First released: 1979

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Planets: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
    7:58
  2. 2.
    The Planets: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    7:21
  3. 3.
    The Planets: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    3:43
  4. 4.
    The Planets: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:54
  5. 5.
    The Planets: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    8:18
  6. 6.
    The Planets: VI. Uranus, the Magician
    6:22
  7. 7.
    The Planets: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
    6:21

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