Joel Hill wrote:

>Any other input as to the value/enjoyability of this work?  It must
>have something since it is so popular.

It has quite a lot:  excellent melodies which are easy to absorb, a nice
variety of music, and most of all, a musical connection for each planet
included in the work.  If a listener can identify with the matching of
music for a particular planet, you've got a winner.

Having said the above, I don't own a single version of The Planets.  I
heard it so many times when growing up that I still don't have any urge
to hear it further - maybe a few years from now.  It's not deep music,
and the "other-worldly" aspect of the work decreases with time.

Don Satz
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