The Planets
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The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus.
Holst's copy of the first edition
Holst c. 1921
Adrian Boult, "who first caused the Planets to shine in public"
The planet
Daphnis et Chloé
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Daphnis et Chloé is a 1912 ballet and orchestral concert work, subtitled symphonie chorégraphique, for orchestra and wordless chorus by Maurice Ravel. It is in three main sections, or parties, and a d
Set design by Léon Bakst for the world premiere of Daphnis et Chloé, Paris 1912.
Michel Fokine, Daphnis et Chloé, circa 1910