The Planets

Album by Gustav Holst & New York Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta

The Planets is an orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916 and first performed in 1918. The suite, cast in seven movements, employs expansive orchestral colours, shifting rhythms and prominent brass and percussion writing to evoke varied astrological characters and occupies an important place in Holst's output and in early 20th-century British orchestral music.

The Planets by Gustav Holst - album cover

First released: 1990

Classical

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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
7:41
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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
8:18
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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
3:56
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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
8:12
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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
10:42
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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
5:53
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The Planets: Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
8:26