The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & Boston Pops Orchestra & John Williams

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, completed in 1916. The work employs large orchestra, expanded percussion and brass, and inventive orchestration to evoke a series of contrasting imagined planetary characters and moods, marking a pivotal point in Holst's output and contributing to the development of 20th-century orchestral and programme music.
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  1. 1.
    The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
    6:47
  2. 2.
    The Planets: Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:23
  3. 3.
    The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4:12
  4. 4.
    The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:56
  5. 5.
    The Planets: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    8:27
  6. 6.
    The Planets: Uranus, the Magician
    5:57
  7. 7.
    The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic
    8:21

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