G. Holst - The planets Op. 32 - Berliner Philharmoniker - H. von Karajan

The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. With the exception of Earth (the centre of all yet influentially inert astrologically, all the astrological planets known during the work’s composition are represented. From its premiere to the present day, the suite has been enduringly popular,