The English composer Gustav Holst complete his most famed work , The planet , about 15 years before Pluto was discovered . The piece was revolutionise by star divination , not uranology ( though he was n’t eager to reveal his primary influences because the most famous astrologer in Britain , Alan Leo , had been prosecuted under the Vagrancy Act of 1917 , which declare all astrologers , palmists , clairvoyant and mediums " common thieves and vagabonds . " )
By the clip Pluto was discovered , Holst was so over the achiever of the art object , which badly shadow the respite of his works , the composer decided against adding an eighth movement , refusing to write a Pluto .
As we recognize now , this turned out to be a expert thing . The one and only 7 - motion part ( there was never an Earth motion ) is about 50 minutes long when played in its entirety . I ’ll recommend some of the good recording at the end of the Emily Price Post , but let ’s first seem at each satellite .
All the excerpts you hear in this post come from my favorite transcription of this work , aDecca outcome made by Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra . But there are others I own or have hear that can also be recommended . Herbert von Karajan ’s belated version ( the digital one ) with the Berlin Philharmonic is nifty , as is John Eliot Gardiner ’s recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra . People tell me that James Levine ’s version with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is very lush and romantic , very on the sleeve , for those who favor that form of an access . I heard a bit of it on iTunes and consort . Go check them all out and pick the one you like best because this is a must own for any medicine lover .
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