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Mahler's Symphony Number 2 "The Resurrection"
William Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast"
"Spring" from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons".

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"The Planets" by Gustav Holst - - - a series of 7 paintings

Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Private Collection)

Mercury, the Winged Messenger
- flying through the fiery sky. The winged trumpet turns into a snake, the ship with wing-sale is elevated out of the sea, the earth is splitting, the volcano pours strange vapours into the air, the tree is writin g a message into the empty book ... (artist's collection)

Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity -
The swirls of the planet Jupiter are suggested in the smokey background of the painting. Strange creatures fill the space in movements of jollity. (private collection)

Uranus, the Magician
- flying in his dark cloak, creating a magic bubble in space, half covering his face wiht his cloak. He has a hat suggesting the symbol for infinity. He is descending towards his enchanted garden of flowers, birds and dra gons. (artists collection)

Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
- tired figures are struggling up a crystal mountain representing the difficulties of life. The sound of bells gives a feeling of hope and light for the end of the journey. (artist's collection)

Neptune, the mystic
- contemplates infinity with equal wonder in the planets, stars, or a broken shell, the mysterious music bringing to mind the words of Blake:

To see the Universe in a grain of sand
And heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.