The Planets (Holst)

Bernard Herrmann, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Chorus master Louis Halsey

Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, 1970

Released 1970 by Decca/London (more); Liner notes by Harry Halbreich

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cues

The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestra (Gustav Holst) [56:37]

Side One

1. Mars, the Bringer of War (8:33)
2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (9:55)
3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (4:27)
4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (9:00)

Side Two

5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (9:27)
6. Uranus, the Magician (6:51)
7. Neptune, the Mystic (8:10)

	LP: The Planets (Holst) (1970) Decca PFS 4148 (UK)
	LP: The Planets (Holst) (1970) London/Decca SPC 21049 (USA) images: large cover
	Reel: The Planets (Holst) (1970) London/Decca L 75049
	LP: The Planets (Holst) Decca/London SAD 22097 (Germany)
	LP: The Planets (Holst) (1980) London/Decca K15C 8046
	LP: The Planets (Holst) (1981) Pickwick (UK; MC=CCTC 7518)

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note

From the Pickwick album:

"The brutality of Mars is powerfully projected, Venus is serene and tranquil. The recording is splendid."

--Critics Choice, Records and Recordings, June 1970

SCS-B(2) / HSW(3) / GK(4+6)

1996,01.1997 / #2 CONFIRMED AND IN ARCHIVES