The warriors

Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.

The warriors op. 32 H 125 / Gustav Holst. [sound recording] / Percy Grainger. The planets : - Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p1995. - 1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. - 001821 004946

Music to an imaginary ballet for orchestra and 3 pianos (1st work) ; suite for large orchestra and wordless women's chorus (2nd work). Eds. recorded: B. Schott's Söhne (1st work); J. Curwen & Sons / Faber Music (2nd work). Compact disc. Durations: 18:21; 49:46. Program notes in English (6 p.) inserted in container.

The warriors (18:21) / Percy Grainger -- The planets (49:46) : Mars, the bringer of war (8:03) ; Venus, the bringer of peace (7:37) ; Mercury, the winged messenger (3:51) ; Jupiter, the bringer of jolly (7:17) ; Saturn, the bringer of old age (9:13) ; Uranus, the magician (5:34) ; Neptune, the mystic (8:11) / Gustav Holst.

Philharmonia Orchestra ; Women's voices of the Monteverdi Choir (2nd work) ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor ; Achim Holub, assistant conductor (1st work).

Recorded February, 1994, London, All Hallows, Gospel Oak.

2894458602

445 860-2 Deutsche Grammophon


Suites (Orchestra)
Pianos (3) with orchestra.