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The Planets with The NYO

BBC Proms 2016

The depiction of astrological characters in The Planets, from the cheeky gameplay of Mercury to the shattering impact of Mars, could be made for the resonance of the Royal Albert Hall. The power of Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra is no less cinematic.

2 hours, 15 minutes

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Performer The National Youth Orchestra
Conductor Edward Gardner

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