The bones rule. I always loved playing this suite.

1st trumpet this my all time favorite piece to play

The ending to chaconne though

Played both Suites when I was in the Army Band, (also at the the H.S. of Music & Arts in NYC). Played both clarinet and the Bb bass clarinet, loved, and still do, the woodwinds lines

Ha! Never ceases to amaze me what's on YT. I played this in high school, one of the floundering tuba players at the back. We tried...

Holst's compositions are truly magnificent in how they all express such depth of feeling and it really gives the listener a chance to feel as he did when he wrote them. This is probably his finest piece for military band, while the planets a hands down best for his orchestral compositions.

Clarinet here, in the McHenry County Honors Band 1986. Awesome piece to play. Wish I still could.

Chaconne is the most beautiful piece I have ever heard ♡♡♡♡♡ love it so damn much

Maestro Bramwell Tovey came to my school last week to rehearse this with us. Boy is he one funny cat, and he really helped me out!

The Southeast Texas high school region band played this piece in 2006. Never been apart of a more talented brass section.

Seriously cannot hear this without crying. So many memories. :)

This is my absolute favorite piece of composed symphonic music of all time! Played this in my High School Symphonic District Band and literally cried while playing the tuba part near the end of Chaconne. Such a powerful piece of music through all three movements and I encourage every musician to experience playing this. Absolutely soul-piercing to hear live.

That Timpani in Chaconne though!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! I love it so much!!!!

We are playing this right now in band class. I love it! I give it two thumbs up becuase I have only two.

I love the beautiful, flowing trumpet solo in the intermezzo, accompanied by the flourishing woodwinds..I always get chills.

We're playing this for our spring concert, can't wait to here the woodwinds try and play the 16th note run.

Ever since we played this my sophomore year of high school, it has been one of my favorite pieces! It always comes to my mind at least once a year. It makes me want to pick up my clarinet again!

honestly the trumpet solo in intermezzo is one of the beautiful solos i have ever heard

I love these songs. I played the whole suite 3 times and all on bass clarinet(recently played this year for band camp for this year). The first movement gives me goosebumps every time when I hear it. This whole suite is one of my most favorites of Holst. He writes such beautiful literature.

I commend the clarinets on those high runs ^^ GO CLARINETS!!

my band is playing the March for our concert, and I think that the trombones have the most important part. and it is a ton of fun to play.

Wow! What glorious sounds.

I played brass while doing this song and it was fortissimo and the most fun section

i played this at my last concert of 2012!!!!!..it was really hard especially for a high school band!!

Playing this in my band right now..it never fails at giving me chills.

played this last year as 1st oboe, was beautiful and so much fun to play.

The end of Chaconne really gives me chills. ;)

Intermezzo is my favorite. The bells part for this is ridiculous. All of Chaconne is 16th notes.

I have the Bb solo clarinet part. I can't wait to play this for spring.

mee too! but im in the middle school btu i still play with the highschool its an amazing song

The broadening near the end of the march is simply amazing :D

played this in 1969 under the direction of the great John B Robbins. What an honor.Good times indeed.

FLUTE REPRESENT HELLA

The end of march gets me every time :)

Aha! Middle section Horns! Sounds as amazing as the orchestra I'm in! Wind Band.

So happy, we're playing this for regionals x3

Great song.

Brass section was brassy in Movement 3!! Great!!

THIS SUITE IS AMAZING!!

Also playing this in Band right now! Tuba baby! :D

omg me too!!!!! i love all the clarinet feat. because i play clarinet:D lol this piece is by far my favorite!!!!!!!:)

TUBA ALL DAY!!!!!! Lets be honest this piece wouldnt be the same without tuba...

Trumpet master race

ONCE I DID THIS THING I GOT STUCK WITH THE MELODY THE REST OF THE DAY; DROVE ME NUTS

im playing this in band! west branch high school-french horns :D

SherlockTardis: The opening chord is a simple minor triad. That's what I hear, anyway. I could be wrong. Never seen the score of this fabulous piece.

Couldn't agree more

Gustav Holtz was the euphonium player's best friend (or enemy, depending on how you looked at it).

We just played this at UIL in texas (region 26) and got all 1's (best rating)

The music wasn't played the music played the people who were playing it

Everyone is like I'm playing this in college, I'm playing this in high school. I'm here like help me I'm playing in middle school as 1st cornet

6:38-6:45 always gives me chills

March

I'm playing this in band right now(clarinet)

Oooh piccooloo :)

Dat Brass.

Brass is class

played this suite for contest in high school... switched between tuba and euphonium for the whole thing... very fun although at 1:50 that part got tricky on tuba.. got pretty high

The run is so beautiful (as a clarinet player) but it takes a looooot of working on it to get it just right

Where my euphoniums at?!!!!

I love the oboe solo, as a Clarinet, since my high school has no Oboe I have to play it. The transitions always gets me. Any tips?

Yup, I sit right nexty to the solo Bb clarinetist, good lord he is cute and he can sight read the music. Once he got it he played like half of the runs the first time. O.O

Blue Knights 2011!

Bassoon represent!

I have to play this in my high school concert band... God help me

2:46👌🏻

Solo clarinet right here lol

Am I the only one who detects a slight increase in tempo in the 3rd mvmt? I don't have my stopwatch handy.

This recording is superior. What ensemble is this?

Of whom is this recording?

Could you tell me who performed this? Which recording it is? I'm having a difficult time finding a preferred performance for purchase... I like this one a lot!

I had first clarinet for this and we never actually preformed it. Made me angry because I practiced it a lot.

Who's playing this version?

Piccolos and flutes all the way

Basso ostinato always

What group is this playing?

Kind of makes ya sick just how easy they make it sound. Not an easy piece.