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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.
The story of the terrestrial planets and their exploration. 3: Giants: 13 May 1999: Looking at the giant planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and the journeys of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. 4: Moon: 20 May 1999: Detailing the Moon and the race to reach it during the "Space race" years. 5: Star: 27 May 1999
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.
Sent to space aboard NASA’s twin Voyager probes, the records were designed as the first recorded interstellar message from humankind to potential intelligent life in the cosmos.
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
The Planets is a 2019 BBC/PBS/Tencent/Open University television documentary series about the Solar System presented by Professor Brian Cox [2] in the UK version and Zachary Quinto in the US version. [ 3 ]
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HOLST the planets York2 "World Premiere Recording 4 hands one piano" publisher Black Box. and GUSTAV HOLST THE PLANETS "A World Premiere The Composer's own TWO PIANO VERSION" publisher FACET. Frankk74 09:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC) Note there is also an Organ version which was transcribed from the Orchestral version by Peter Sykes publisher Raven.