The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker

The Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The music employs large orchestral forces and vivid orchestration to portray distinct astrological characters, using bold harmonies, varied rhythms and expansive textures that influenced subsequent 20th-century orchestral writing.
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  1. 1.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (Allegro)
    7:26
  2. 2.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Adagio)
    8:59
  3. 3.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (Vivace)
    4:02
  4. 4.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)
    8:02
  5. 5.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (Adagio)
    9:35
  6. 6.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: VI. Uranus, the Magician (Allegro)
    6:04
  7. 7.
    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (Andante) [with women's choir]
    7:01
  8. 8.
    Pluto, The Renewer
    6:14

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