The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & James Levine

The Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The work uses expansive orchestration, novel harmonic colours and rhythmic innovation to portray distinct character pieces across its movements, and it represents a pivotal work in Holst's output and in early 20th-century British orchestral music.
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  1. 1.
    The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
    7:25
  2. 2.
    The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    7:27
  3. 3.
    The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    3:47
  4. 4.
    The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:35
  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
    5:49
  7. 7.
    The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
    8:11

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