The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & Boston Symphony Orchestra & William Steinberg

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, completed in 1916 and first performed in 1918. The seven-movement work uses vivid orchestration, contrasting rhythms and modal harmonies that reflect early 20th-century orchestral modernism, and it represented a pivotal point in Holst's career and in the development of English orchestral music.
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  1. 1.
    The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War. Allegro
    6:39
  2. 2.
    The Planets: Venus, the Bringer of Peace. Adagio - Andante - Animato - Tempo I
    7:27
  3. 3.
    The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger. Vivace
    4:01
  4. 4.
    The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity. Allegro giocoso - Andante maestoso - Tempo I - Maestoso - Lento maestoso - Presto
    8:03
  5. 5.
    The Planets: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age. Adagio - Andante
    7:48
  6. 6.
    The Planets: Uranus, the Magician. Allegro - Lento - Allegro - Largo
    5:28
  7. 7.
    The Planets: Neptune, the Mystic. Andante - Allegretto
    6:53

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