Listening Guide: Holst's The Planets - Mars, the Bringer of War

Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the first movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Mars, the Bringer of War".
Holst's The Planets was the inspiration behind the Philharmonia Orchestra's pioneering digital installation Universe of Sound.
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