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This fun collection highlights all the wonders of our solar system through the powerful music of Gustav Holst’s The Planets and Colin Matthew’s Pluto, the Renewer. Over 50 minutes of music performed by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmoniker will excite the mind and senses as children hear the wonders of the planets represented in the music. A fully illustrated 32 page booklet presents a compelling adventure across the solar system challenging the reader to listen, see and recreate the wonders of space.
This fun collection highlights all the wonders of our solar system through the powerful music of Gustav Holst’s The Planets and Colin Matthew’s Pluto, the Renewer. Over 50 minutes of music performed by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmoniker will excite the mind and senses as children hear the wonders of the planets represented in the music. A fully illustrated 32 page booklet presents a compelling adventure across the solar system challenging the reader to listen, see and recreate the wonders of space. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 by Gustav Holst
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1916; England
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
Length: 50 Minutes 29 Secs.
2.
Pluto: The Renewer, for orchestra (additional movement for Holst's "The Planets") by Colin Matthews
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2000
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
Length: 6 Minutes 14 Secs.
Sound Samples
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (Allegro)
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Adagio)
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (Vivace)
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (Adagio)
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: VI. Uranus, the Magician (Allegro)
The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (Andante) [with women's choir]
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