Gustav Holst - The Planets, Op. 32

"The Planets", Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. With the exception of Earth, which is not observed in astrological practice, all the planets are represented.
The idea of the work was suggested to Holst by Clifford Bax, who introduced him to astrology when the two were part of a small group of English artists holidaying in Majorca in the spring of 1913; Holst became quite a devotee of the subject, and liked to cast his friends' horoscopes for fun.
The suite has seven movements, each named after a planet and its corresponding astrological character:
1. Mars, the Bringer of War;
2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace;
3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger;
4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity;
5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age;
6. Uranus, the Magician;
7. Neptune, the Mystic.
Holst's original title (clearly seen on the handwritten full score) was "Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra". he orchestral premiere of The Planets suite, conducted at Holst's request by Adrian Boult, was held at short notice on 29 September 1918, during the last weeks of World War I, in the Queen's Hall with the financial support of Holst's friend and fellow composer Henry Balfour Gardiner. It was hastily rehearsed; the musicians of the Queen's Hall Orchestra first saw the complicated music only two hours before the performance, and the choir for "Neptune" was recruited from pupils from St Paul's Girls' School (where Holst taught). It was a comparatively intimate affair, attended by around 250 invited associates, but Holst regarded it as the public premiere, inscribing Boult's copy of the score, "This copy is the property of Adrian Boult who first caused the Planets to shine in public and thereby earned the gratitude of Gustav Holst."

Conductor: Andrè Previn & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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[BlackCeasar70]

just being curious, not trolling, why is he an English Composer? His name Screams German. Asking out of curiosity

[IlaryRhineKlange]

@BlackCeasar70 Holst's family came from Sweden, and before arriving in England, it lived in Russia and Germany.

[TheSortofa]

I wish everyone dedicated 60 minutes a day to listening to such beautiful music. Thank you so much for the upload.

[ageshero]

Thank you for posting this!!!

[PELOLARGO713]

theres always one idiot who dislikes what they know is the best thing ever because they want to be an a hole

[TheCoolKidsofJersey]

@quinncummings07

Noo.. He died before pluto was known to man

[quinncummings07]

Wow, he totally predicted that Pluto wouldn't be a planet o.O

[swnerpwner21]

Poor bastard died of surgical complications after he had work done on his digestive system. I'm chubby and my digestion's fine. I feel like a tit now :(

[jorgealbertobaron]

LOS PLANETAS DE HOLST SE LA DEDICO A ELISA MAXIMILIANE BARON OVALLE, JORGE ALBERTO BARON, EDELMIRA OVALLE MARTIN, LETICIA BARON ROJAS, DIANA CAROLINA FONTECHA OCHOA, LUZ AMPARO LOPEZ ROJAS, ANGELA VIVIANA LOPEZ ROJAS, DANNA VALENTINA ALVARADO GOMEZ, KAREN VIVIANA RICO GOMEZ, ANA ROSA GOMEZ MONTAÑO, ANGELA CONSTANZA BONILLA GOMEZ, MARIA CLAUDIA OCHOA MORENO, CORNELIA ARISTIZABAL CORREA, CARMEN ELENA PINEDA, JOSE JAIME ARISTIZABA L CORREA, MARIA CATALINA GONZALEZ ZABALETA. HERMOSA OBRA MUSICAL....

[jorgealbertobaron]

Gran compositor y gran obra musical. Una de mis favoritas. Nos transporta al espacio, dice JORGE ALBERTO BARON desde Bogotá, Colombia, Suramérica.

[swnerpwner21]

I thought Holst was Austrian or German....??

[jorgealbertobaron1]

GRAN OBRA MUSICAL Y GRAN COMPOSITOR DICE JORGE ALBERTO BARON

[Vonzaku]

@sibivel979 It's over 9000 now.

[HarryZuFuss]

@OmenOfMetal666 Pluto was only discovered in 1930, way past writing the pieces.