HOLST: THE PLANETS SUITE; ST PAUL'S SUITE - HANDLEY, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC (Digital Download)

Gustav Holst

The Planets

Saint Paul’s Suite • Brook Green Suite*
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ambrosian Chorus (John McCarthy, director)
Vernon Handley, conductor
*Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Best of the Year 2007: “This recording was released nearly 20 years ago but had an ephemeral life on an obscure label. I recall visiting shop after shop in the UK eventually tracking down a cassette copy of it. That cassette contained a truly exciting performance of The Planets by Vernon Handley. I welcome its re-release in spectacular digital sound and on a budget label.”
— Len Mullenger, Musicweb International

Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op.32

[1] Mars, the bringer of war 7:26
[2] Venus, the bringer of peace 8:38
[3] Mercury, the winged messenger 3:53
[4] Jupiter, the bringer of jollity 8:00
[5] Saturn, bringer of old age 8:43
[6] Uranus, the magician 5:43
[7] Neptune, the mystic 6:54
St. Paul’s Suite, Op.29 No.2
[8] Jig 3:16
[9] Ostinato 1:50
[10] Intermezzo 4:06
[11] Finale (The Dargason) 3:26
Brook Green Suite, H190*
[12] Prelude 2:04
[13] Air 2:40
[14] Dance 2:30