The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & John Challenger

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The seven-movement suite uses expansive orchestration, vivid rhythmic motifs and novel harmonic colouration to evoke astrological characters, and it occupies a central place in Holst's output while influencing twentieth-century orchestral writing.
First released: 2024

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Mars, The Bringer of War
    9:12
  2. 2.
    Venus, The Bringer of Peace
    10:20
  3. 3.
    Mercury, The Winged Messenger
    4:58
  4. 4.
    Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity
    9:16
  5. 5.
    Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age
    9:49
  6. 6.
    Uranus, The Magician
    6:44
  7. 7.
    Neptune, The Mystic
    10:04

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