Wattson
10-24-2006, 08:16 AM
I recently found out that I get to play contrabassoon when the orchestra I'm in performs Gustav Holst's famous work, The Planets (sans Neptune, we don't have two full choirs for it ; ; ). Because of that, I've been listening to them a lot more than I ever have before and just now was wondering what my favorite was, and I find it really hard.
I think I honestly like "Mars", "Jupiter", and "Venus" all equally, with the second tier of "Mercury", "Uranus", and "Saturn" all equally in second, then last "Neptune" even though it's good. Which is kinda funny, cause that's how Holst wrote them - my top three first, then took a break, then wrote the other four.
Which is your favorite planet?
If I had to pick just one, I'd go with Mars, by the way, simply for Super Mario Bros. nostalgia.
I think I honestly like "Mars", "Jupiter", and "Venus" all equally, with the second tier of "Mercury", "Uranus", and "Saturn" all equally in second, then last "Neptune" even though it's good. Which is kinda funny, cause that's how Holst wrote them - my top three first, then took a break, then wrote the other four.
Which is your favorite planet?
If I had to pick just one, I'd go with Mars, by the way, simply for Super Mario Bros. nostalgia.