The Planets: Suite for Orchestra

Album by Gustav Holst & London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox

The Planets: Suite for Orchestra is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, completed in 1916. Its vivid orchestral colour, bold rhythmic drive and modal harmonic language convey an astrological programme and represent a significant development in early 20th-century British orchestral writing, with a stylistic legacy visible in later film and symphonic scoring.
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  1. 1.
    Mars, the Bringer of War
    7:00
  2. 2.
    Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:33
  3. 3.
    Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4:02
  4. 4.
    Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    8:05
  5. 5.
    Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    8:48
  6. 6.
    Uranus, the Magician
    6:31
  7. 7.
    Neptune, the Mystic
    7:30

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