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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its supposed astrological character.
This is a discography of commercial recordings of The Planets, Op. 32, an orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, composed between 1914 and 1916, and first performed by the Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult on 29 September 1918. It includes the composer's own recordings made in 1922–1923 and 1926.
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Two planets are notably not included in The Planets: Earth and Pluto. Holst had not wanted to include the Earth in his suite because the suite was based on astrology, and Earth has no astrological significance. [57] Pluto was discovered in 1930, four years before Holst's death, and was hailed by astronomers as the ninth planet.
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Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat major, op. 9; Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D Major; Carl Orff – Carmina Burana: O fortuna; Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air; Gustav Holst – The Planets, op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity; Claude Debussy – Suite bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
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