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From: rchrd@well.UUCP (rchrd = Richard Friedman)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: Tone poems (Holst's "Mars")
Message-ID: <151@well.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 14:53:50 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 14:53:50 1985
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Summary: Holst PLANETS -- Piano Version?

In article <1950@amdahl.UUCP>, gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) writes:
> Holst's "Mars" (from "The Planets") has brought to my mind visions of
> war (surprise!), but in particular, the final "blast" being that of
> a nuclear bomb.  

By the way, has anyone heard the original 2 piano version of
the suite.  There is a recording... I heard it on the radio once.
Absolutely fascinating.

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