The Planets, 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, which is not observed in astrological practice, all the planets are represented.

Pluto was discovered in 1930, four years before Holst's death, and was hailed by astronomers as the ninth planet. Holst, however, expressed no interest in writing a movement for the new planet. He had become disillusioned by the popularity of the suite, believing that it took too much attention away from his other works. In 2000, the Halle Orchestra commissioned the English composer Collin Matthews, an authority on Holst, to write a new eighth movement, which he called "Pluto, The Renewer". Dedicated to the late Imogen Holst, Gustav Holst's daughter.

 

1. Mars, The Bringer of War.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmk5frp6-3Q&feature=related

 

2. Venus, The Bringer of Peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6_PacCnRw&feature=related

 

3. Mercury, The Winged Messenger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkiiAloL6aE&feature=related

 

4. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu77Vtja30c

 

5. Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5sB56rfzA&feature=related

 

6. Uranus, The Magician.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDFGmiXnLjU&feature=related

 

7. Neptun, The Mystic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4wuV14QlNM&feature=related