Recording from 17. Feb 2017

Holst: The Planets

Holst's masterpiece about the planets and their astrological character.

Gustav Holst wrote The Planets between 1914 and 1916. The suite represented all the known planets of the Solar System seen from earth at the time, and their corresponding astrological character.

Andrew Litton

conductor

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Holst

The Planets, Op. 35, H125

Mars, the Bringer of War

Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Mercury, the Winged Messenger

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

Uranus, the Magician

Neptune, the Mystic

Andrew Litton Gustav Holst