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For better or for worse our lives are shaped by the times in which we live and living in the era of the New Nude is a gift we don't always appreciate.
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Henrietta traveled on the train from her home in Budapest and showed up at the Hegre atelier in Paris. At 18, she retains the soft, innocent bloom of pubescence and performed every pose expected of her without blinking an eyelid, her response like a diligent schoolgirl with a teacher she trusts and admires.
Henrietta is a new face on the internet, but with her dark eyes and blinding smile, the future has just begun.
|melim United States
I love the split! Very flexible and revealing!
|nman Canada
A truly stunning and magnificent woman
|Robert United Kingdom
Henrietta has a lovely wholesome smile and perfect teeth!
|Dave A. United States
A beautiful face, such long, slender legs, a real girl next-door type.
|ben r Australia
Simply the sweetest girl in the world.... marry me!
|Raglanlad Australia
What a great model.
|Jim United States
Beautiful Stunning face, eyes and hair. A real beauty.
|Mike Canada
Henrietta Henrietta is the best model I've seen on your site so far. She is flawless, classy and very sexy.
|Buc United States
WOW! What a beautiful Ass !?! Henrietta has undoubtedly one of the sweetest asses and bodies on this site! I absolutely want more of her. Henrietta, please come back to us! Please!
|luke United Kingdom
Henrietta in the kitchen really nice to see a series focusing on shots from behind. many thanks.
|russ United States
henrietta HOT WOW total perfection Henrietta, Beautiful.....
|Mark United States
Henrietta Just the best butt! What great, sexy shots showing off that beautiful butt. Henrietta has an amazing body!
|Setuss Turkey
Unbeleiveble Shoots,
|Adam United Kingdom
WOW! She's one of my favourite models and this set is very close to perfect for me. She's sexy right out of the blocks on the 1st photo (very well chosen outfit) and the final poses are shockingly beautiful. Full marks for this.
|bjørnar Norway
henrietta A new girl on the top 5!Absolutely wonderful feet, toes & hands! Great poses!More!
|ben Australia
i agree with Adam, almost perfection... just so damn cute and wonderfully captured. Its a big call but Henrietta is the best model here imo!
|Jim United States
Henrietta. I couldn't let this pictorial go by without a single comment. It's too good. What a sweetie. Lovely pussy.
|romain Belgium
henrietta exposed would see in real!
|anonymous Singapore
Gorgeous she is gorgeous.... my favourite model...
|Anonymous United States
GREAT EXPOSURE henrietta is one of my favorite models - never tire of seeing her. hope there is more to come.
|Rob United Kingdom
Henrietta, peerless perfection Feline, girlish, dark, sensuous, stunningly proportioned, flawless skin, perfect breasts, the prettiest, neatly trimmed pussy, the wonderful smile, the sultry pout, the hint of mystery and mischief in those deep brown eyes ... is there a more beautiful young woman on the site ?
|Patrick Austria
Best video ever This is the best video ever, and she is the most beautiful girl on the site! Henrietta ist perfect! she has a nice smile, georgeous body and for all misteriously eyes! I hope for more videos of her!
|greg Poland
She's my No. 1 ! She's the most beautiful girl on this site. Shame there's only few movies and sets of her. Hope to see more of this beauty perfection!
|imola Japan
She is so cute! The best video! I want to see her films on full screen. Her dvd please!
|Hawkeye450 United States
Henrietta Unquestionably incredible beauty! Perfect in every delicous way. This is the woman who brought me to this site and secured my subscription.
|10Olivia United States
Henrietta Exposed One of the best looking natural beauties on the site. I would love to see more of her.
|John Hannaford United Kingdom
henrietta such a pretty girl,and a stunning body.
|Sneakypete United States
Henrietta An absolutely beautiful and gorgous woman.
|Lécole France
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|Gary United States
I have decided to look through all my favorite models here at Hegre-Art and leave my comments. In this film, Henrietta appears to be a complete natural and very professional. Put that together with gorgeous and what a winner. It's too bad that she no longer seems to be a part of the Hegre-Art family currently as I've not seen anything with her in more recent times. And finally, the song used for this film is amazing. If only the artist was listed, I could order it for my listening pleasure. I would think that the artist would probably appreciate the mention too. Can you at least tell me who it is so that I can order it?
|doc United States
enjoy watching interaction between photographer during shoot
|Jupe Australia
Red bikinis go faster What a beautiful girl. What a beautiful film. I was mesmerised watching her play with the bikini. I hope to see more of Henrietta.
|Frank Germany
quite nice Henrietta is nice, but Marketa is much much much more beautiful then she.. I love Marketa!!!!!
|qarl United States
smile Henrietta is most beautiful when she smiles...
|gerald jordan United States
Perfect Erotic Ass my fav...she is so curvascious that I am repeatedly looking for what is new with her!!
|Hank United States
Henrtta Scruptious. Hell!! All The Models Are Beautiful. Feelin Like A One Cat, Lookin Into A Window Of A Seafood Store. Yummyyyy!
|Ivan Australia
Henrietta Henrietta is just so NICE!!! Ivan
|Nelson United States
Taxi-man...well done! These two beauties are "PRIMA" and the camera-man did a good job, considering how difficult it probably was to concentrate on the film...hehe...in the presence of such gorgeous specimens!
|Martin Czech Republic
Henrietta is good model Henrietta is very nice girl.. But I like more bigger breasts..
|Manny United States
Henrietta is great!! Henrietta is a dream come true! She is extremely beautiful, sexy and cute. The best! I would marry her in a second!
|Eric United States
stripping, but not teasing that much Henrietta is a lady with enigamtic presence, she can certianly bring a smile to all of us, this video is rather innocent, she looks more sexy in the photos.
|Hank United States
Henrietta OutStanding!!!
|Adnan Satellite Provider
excellent movie and a girl Wow, 4 minutes of complete ecstacy and pleasure. This girl is a great find peter. Man I'm thinking to start photography as my profession and work with you ;)
|eugene032 United States
lets see more This was an excellent movie. Lets see more of Henrietta.
|MDH United States
New Definition of a 10 I can't , still shaken all over!!!!!
|papafarang United States
Super Fine Girl, Film Left a Lot to Be Desired Henrieta had a fine ass and we got all but 3 seconds to enjoy it. Her back was sensuous and feminine, yet it seemed a single blink and one would have missed it. And not one slow moving shot from head to toe, front and back is a sin. Her thighs seemed mas fina to this voyeur, yet I never got a glimpse from lower thigh to toes. One last, the sequences seemed rushed. Not enuff time on any sequence to even get a bead of saliva worked in.
|Robert United States
Some people need a clue. First, I appreciate the time taken to add the solid stereo track with it. Nice quality to the clarity of picture. Papafarang needs to get a clue. If he'd take the time to realize, some films are created as films to be presented as such. Others, like this one, are an opportunity for you to see and share in what goes on in a shoot. The nice thing about my Windows Media player is the Play>Repeat option. I get to see all I want of her excellent rear view. Peter, I certainly appreciate your choice of "Henrietta". She is a beautiful woman and doesn't come across needing to be 5'8" and 98 lbs to do it either. A "real" woman. Thanks.
|Ionix United States
My favorite woman of this site thus far!
|Hank United States
Henrietta PPuuurrFection!!!
|ben United States
a sweet hungarian beauty
|eric Netherlands
Hnerietta wow i like this girl, more of thoese kind of girls pls


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It has been used to help fevers and colds. The plant contains a volatile oil, similar in composition to chamomile oil, which has been medically documented to be a very effective, anti-inflammatory agent. By itself, yarrow tastes bitter, but the addition of peppermint masks this disagreeable flavor.
It has been extensively used since Achilles' time to stanch bleeding in battle wounds and has earned the folk names, soldier's woundwart, knight milfoil, staunchweed, and herbe militaris. It has also been used in civilian life to treat internal and external bleeding of all kinds: wounds sores, rashes, and bleeding piles.
The use of this herb in Western and Chinese folk medicine has been with respect to four activities: 1) astringency of the tannins, 2) irritant action of the volatile oils, 3) the antispasmodic effects of the flavonoids and 4) the hypotensive effects of the alkaloids. Yarrow is used as a tonic, carminative, febrifuge, antispasmodic, astringent, and hemostat.
The volatile oils are responsible for the carminative, febrifuge, expectorant, diuretic and antibiotic properties of yarrow. The method of action being stimulus of mucous membrane and bactericidal.
Contains aromatic compounds that shrink inflamed tissues and promote sweating. It also contains bitter compounds that relieve smooth muscle spasms, reduce blood pressure and stop bleeding. Yarrow has been used to treat hemorrhoids, fevers, nausea, and inflammatory skin conditions.
Yarrow was formerly much esteemed as a vulnerary, and its old names of Soldier's Wound Wort and Knight's Milfoil testify to this. Gerard tells us it is the same plant with which Achilles stanched the bleeding wounds of his soldiers, hence the name of the genus, Achillea. By the Ancients themselves, it was called Herba Militaris, the military herb. Its ability to quickly stop nosebleeds gave it another of its popular names. The species name, millefolium, is derived from the many feathery segments of its foliage.
King tells us that, "Its used in chronic diseases of the urinary apparatus, is especially recommended by Prof. J. M. Scudder. It exerts a tonic influence upon the venous system, as well as upon mucous membranes. It has been efficacious in sore throat, hemoptysis, hematuria and other forms of hemorrhage where the bleeding is small in amount; incontinence of urine, diabetes, hemorrhoids with bloody and mucoid discharges, and dysentery. Also in amenorrhea, flatulency and spasmodic diseases, and in the form of injection in leucorrhea with relaxed vaginal walls. It will be found to be one of our best agents for the relief of menorrhagia."
Priest & Priest tell us that it is a mild, slow, and stimulating diaphoretic that is best used for the first stage of acute fevers, and for atonic and relaxed tissues where there is free discharge or passive hemorrhage of bright red blood. They recommend cold preparations to stimulate the appetite and tone the digestive organs, and give the following specific indications: Acute stage of colds; influenza and respiratory catarrhs; chronic diarrhea and dysentery; epistaxis; intestinal hemorrhage, bleeding hemorrhoids, uterine hemorrhage; profuse or protracted menstruation; and leucorrhea.
Ellingwood considered it specific for hot, dry burning skin, at the beginning of acute asthenic fevers, with suppressed secretion; deficient renal action, with renal or urethral irritation; acute or chronic Brights disease in its incipient stage; leucorrhea with relaxed vaginal walls; menorrhagia and amenorrhea; hemorrhoids with bloody discharge atonic gastric and intestinal dyspepsia; and passive hemorrhages. He also considered it useful for these pathologies: hematuria, uterine hemorrhage, intestinal irritation, leucorrhea, fevers, uremia, edema, tonsillitis, and epididymitis.
More recently, Dr. Christopher of The School of Natural Healing explained why he favored the herb. "Yarrow, when administered hot and copiously, will raise the heat of the body, equalize the circulation, and produce perspiration. It opens the pores freely by relaxing the skin, and it purifies the blood of toxins. Yarrow regulates the liver and the secretions of the entire alimentary canal; it tones the mucus membranes of the stomach and bowels, and is healing to the glandular system. Yarrow will never weaken a patient, because of its tonic action."
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Yarrow is an important herb to have in storage in your home. The comment was made that it would be one of the only things that work against the coming plagues, which would be flu type diseases. Yarrow is unsurpassed for flu and fevers.
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Uses: Like Lobelia, Yarrow is a must have come cold and flu season. Yarrow is a powerhouse of a medicine when used in teas, tinctures, capsules, etc. Like many other bulk herbs, it can be used to benefit men, women (including before, during or after pregnancy, and nursing) and children. It can be used as often as you would like.
Storage: It should be kept in an airtight container and stored in a dark, dry, and cool place.
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I purchased to use in a sleep tincture (recipe from Wellness Mama) for my littles and I, and have been very happy with the results so far!
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I have been expanding my kitchen of healing herbs and kept bumping into this one. So, i decided to try it. I have just beginning to become acquainted with all of its many charms.


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WASHINGTON - With much of America's waterfront of small rivers and streams in private hands, there's a battle brewing over who owns the river.
For years, property owners along some rivers and streams in Virginia have been chasing away canoers, kayakers and fishermen who float past their property, claiming the boaters are trespassing.
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Florida travel calendar for February
Check out festivals and events in February across the state.
This list is organized by region.
Central Florida (including Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach, Sanford, the Space Coast, Lakeland/Polk and Lake County)
Feb. 1: First Saturday Jam, Barberville. On the first Saturday each month visit the Pioneer Settlement for entertainment and fun for the entire family. 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Includes informal music jams, free workshops, a chili cook-off, yard sale. Admission is free. 386-749-2959. www.pioneersettlement.org
Feb. 1-2: The Mount Dora Arts Festival, Mount Dora. Art lovers, rejoice! The Mount Dora Arts Festival, celebrating its 38th anniversary in 2013 showcases the works of 285 juried artists on Feb. 1-2. During the event at this charming hillside town in Central Florida, artists compete for awards in painting, printmaking, photography, jewelry, sculpture and numerous other categories. The art displays are combined with live entertainment and children's activities. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Admission is free. For more information, call the Mount Dora Center for the Arts at 352-383-0880. The Mount Dora Center for the Arts is at 138 East Fifth Avenue. For details on travel to Mount Dora including lodging, dining, shopping and attractions information, log on to the site of the Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce at www.mountdora.com
Feb. 1-2: 9th Annual Art in the Park and Music Festival, Lady Lake. Fine arts, fine crafts, entertainment, food. At Lady Lake Chamber of Commerce. 352-344-0657. festivalnet.com
Feb. 1-March 9: Bands Brew and BBQ music festival, Orlando. A music festival on Saturdays and Sundays at SeaWorld Orlando offers BBQ and bands. 407-351-3600. www.seaworld.com
Through Feb. 2: 25th Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Orlando/Eatonville. This festival highlights the life and works of one of America's most celebrated collectors and interpreters of Southern rural African-American culture through theatrical performances, educational programs and a juried art show. The nine-day event takes place in various locations throughout Orlando and Eatonville, the nation's oldest incorporated African-American municipality. Prices vary by activity. 407-647-3307. www.zorafestival.org
Feb. 7: The Great American Songbook with Jeff Shadley, Melbourne. Superstar entertainer, Jeff Shadley will join the the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, Feb. 7 to celebrate the Great American Songbook. Featuring classics by George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra, this concert promises to be a treat you won't want to miss! 7 p.m. 5625 Holy Trinity Drive, 32940. http://www.spacecoastsymphony.org
Feb. 7: Jazz Friday at Foosaner Museum of Art, Melbourne. Every third Friday of the month the Foosaner Museum of Art hosts Jazz Friday in their galleries. Expect great music from local favorites. Admission is free. 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne FL 32901. 321-433-4470. www.foosanerartmuseum.org
Feb. 8-May 31: Universal Studios Mardi Gras, Orlando.This year's Mardi Gras concert line-up includes Robin Thicke and The Wanted. Concerts begin at 8:30 p.m., and April 16 & 23 at 9:30 p.m. Included with Universal Studios ticket or annual pass. 407-363-8000. www.universalorlando.com
Feb. 8-9: Orlando Folk Festival, Orlando. The Orlando Folk Festival celebrates art, music and traditional crafts on Feb. 8-9. The event, on the grounds of the Mennello Museum of American Art at Loch Haven Park, nestled between three lakes and home to a variety of museums and cultural institutions, has free admission. Loch Haven Park is at 900 East Princeton Street. www.mennellomuseum.com
Feb. 14-16: Wine Fest XXIV, Clermont. Arts and crafts, complimentary winery tours, tasting and live music are part of the fun during Wine Fest XXIV at the Lakeridge Winery on Feb. 14-16. Food and wine will be available for purchase. A $2 donation will be accepted at the gate to benefit a local charity. Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The winery is at 19239 Highway 27 North. For details, visit www.lakeridgewinery.com
Feb. 14: Friday Family Fest, Melbourne. Held the second Friday of the month in Historic Downtown, it's a family-oriented event that includes art, craft and business vendors, lots of great food, beer and wine and a Kids Zone. Highland Avenue, Melbourne FL 32922. Free. 321-724-1741. www.downtownmelbourne.com
Feb. 14-26: Olustee Festival & Re-enactment, Olustee/Lake City. The annual Olustee Festival & Re-enactment, on Feb. 14-16 features a re-enacts the largest Civil War Battle in Florida with hundreds of re-enactors on Feb. 14-16 and an arts and crafts show on Feb. 14-15. The re-enactment takes place at the Olustee Battlefield State Park. The craft fair is on Marion Street in Downtown Lake City. Admission to the re-enactment is $10 for adults; $5 for children (pre-school children are free) and active duty military, reservists and national guard members are free with I.D. www.olusteefestival.com
Feb. 15-23: Budweiser Speedweeks, Daytona Beach. Vroom! Vroom! The Daytona International Speedway sets the scene for the Budweiser Speedweeks on Feb. 15-23. This NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event is highlighted by a variety of races, such as the Sprint Unlimited on Feb. 15, with tickets ranging from $10 to $101; and the Budweiser Duel At Daytona on Feb. 20, with tickets ranging from $10 to $122. The event culminates in the annual Daytona 500, often called "The Great American Race," on Feb. 23. Tickets for the Daytona 500 range from $32 to $195. Travel packages are available. www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
Feb. 21-23: The 132nd Silver Spurs Rodeo of Champions, Kissimmee. The 132nd Silver Spurs Rodeo of Champions attracts cowboys from the pro circuit to the Silver Spurs Arena in Osceola Heritage Park on Feb. 21-23. The largest rodeo east of the Mississippi, it is rated one of the top 50 events sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Tickets are $15 (children 10 and under are free). The arena is at 1875 Silver Spur Lane. Visit www.silverspursrodeo.com
Feb. 22: Cruisin' Downtown DeLand Classic Car Show, DeLand. Every 3rd Saturday of the month (Except November). East Indiana Avenue in Downtown DeLand. Classic cars & rods line East Indiana Avenue in Downtown DeLand. Live DJ, giveaways, shopping & dining. 4-8 p.m. Free. 386-624-5027. www.MainStreetDeLand.org
Feb. 22: 4th Fridays in Artisan Alley & DeLand Art Walk, DeLand. Gather with friends every fourth Friday of the month at Artisan Alley and also enjoy the DeLand Art Walk. DeLand Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the Historic Downtown area. Enjoy music, food, drinks, arts, crafts and more. Art galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants and boutiques host artists within their businesses on the fourth Friday of every month, rain or shine. Look for an official Art Walk banner in the front of each stop to identify the participating venues. Choose your own route, or begin from Museum of Florida Art. Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand FL 32720. 6-9 p.m. 386-738-0649. delandartwalk.com/
Feb. 22-23: Art and Craft Festival, Flagler Beach. Show offers an array of fine art, fine crafts and food. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Flagler Beach on A1A. 352-344-0657. www.tnteventsinc.com
Feb. 23: Daytona 500, Daytona. The best stock car drivers in the world compete in "The Great American Race," NASCAR's biggest, richest and most prestigious event. 800-PIT-STOP. www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/
Feb. 28: Art Walk on Flagler, New Smyrna Beach. Held on the fourth Saturday each month, Flagler Avenue livens up with entertainment and wine tastings at participating venues. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (wine walk 1-7 p.m.). Free ($25 for wine walk or $20 with previous month's glass). Flagler Avenue, 100 Flagler Ave., New Smyrna Beach, FL, 32169. 386-428-1770. www.mainstreetdeland.org
Feb. 28: Fourth Fridays Art Walk, Sanford. Central Florida's only monthly juried art show. With exhibits and music at participating venues. 6-9 p.m. Downtown Sanford, First Street, Sanford, FL, 32771. Free. 407-323-2774. www.sanfordinfo.com
Tampa Bay-Sarasota (including Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota, Anna Maria Island, Bradenton, Tarpon Springs and Homosassa)
Feb. 1: Plant City Bike Fest, Plant City. Gather in Historic Downtown Plant City near Tampa with motorcycle owners and enthusiasts to celebrate Bike Fest the first Saturday of each month from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Held in an eight square block radius near the Plant City Train Depot at 102 N. Palmer St. Free admission; live entertainment and food vendors. 813-754-3707. www.plantcity.org
Feb. 1: 20th Annual Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Sarasota. Athletics, piping and drumming, highland dancing and more are part of the 20th Annual Highland Games & Celtic Festival on Feb. 1. The event is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Boulevard. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the gate (children 12 and under are free). www.sarasotahighlandgames.com
Through March 7: Real Music Concert Series, Tampa Bay. This year's line-up includes Paul Revere & the Raiders Feb. 11-14, The Osmonds Feb. 18-21 and more. 888-800-5447 www.buschgardens.com
Feb. 6-17: Florida State Fair, Tampa Bay. Ready for some good old-fashioned fair fun? The annual Florida State Fair may be the ticket beginning on Feb. 6 and continuing for 11 days in a salute to the best of our state in agriculture, equestrian pursuits, industry, entertainment and achievement. On the agenda are shows, midway rides and games, exhibits, music and shopping as well as a variety of foods available for purchase. Admission to the fair is $11 for adults, and $6 for children ages 6-11 on Monday-Friday. On Saturday-Sunday, tickets are $13 for adults and $7 for children ages 6-11. Children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge every day. The Florida State Fair is held at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 Highway 301 North, where parking is free during the fair. For information, call 800-345-3247 or visit www.floridastatefair.com
Feb. 7-8: Celtic Family Jamboree, Brooksville. The Celtic Family Jamboree at the Sertoma Youth Ranch features Celtic music on Feb. 7-8. Celtic merchandise and jewelry will be available for purchase. Also planned are workshops on dance, drumming and dulcimer. The Sertoma Youth Ranch is on 85 Myers Road. Tickets are $20 for two days in advance; $25 at the gate. One-day tickets are available on the day of the show only for $20 on Saturday, $15 on Friday. Kids 17 and under are free. www.celticheritageproductions.com
Feb. 8-9: Fort Foster Rendezvous, Hillsborough River State Park, Thonotosassa. This event is a living history reenactment featuring military, Seminole and civilian reenactors, sutlers, traders, and craft demonstrations. This weekend event will offer ongoing daily live firing demonstrations and a skirmish between the Seminoles and military after 1 pm both days. Admission is a $5 donation for adults and free for children 12 and younger. 813-987-6870. www.floridastateparks.org/
Feb. 8-9: Annual Art and Craft Festival, Holmes Beach. Arts and crafts, music, food. To benefit the Butterfly Park. At Homles Beach. 352-344-0657. www.tnteventsinc.com
Feb. 15: Ozello Chili Cook-Off & Craft Show, Crystal River. The Ozello Chili Cook-Off & Craft Show on Feb. 15 starts with the craft fair at 9 a.m. and continues with the chili competition at 11 a.m. Chili tasting or dinner is $5. Visitors can peruse artwork in the fair and listen to music with views of the saltwater marshes. The event, which is sponsored by the Ozello Civic Association, 14095 West Ozello Trail, ends at 4 p.m. www.ozello.net/OZelloChiliCraftshow.htm
Feb. 15-16: 22nd Annual Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival, Tampa Bay. Along Dunedin's Main Street, there is something for all, including botanical hotplates, functional pottery, hair accessories and handmade one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. Free. 954-472-3755. www.artfestival.com
Feb. 17-23: 67th Annual Pasco County Fair, Dade City. The 67th Annual Pasco County Fair offers midway games and rides, exhibits, pageants and entertainment on Feb. 17-23. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children (kids ages 5 and under are free). The Pasco County Fairgrounds is located at 36722 State Road 52. www.pascocountyfair.com
Feb. 27 - March 2: Music on the Bay, Tampa. Music on the Bay is a Trop Rock festival presenting a lineup of more than 20 artists and bands on Feb. 27-March 2. The event is at outdoor beach stage at Whiskey Joe's Barefoot Beach Bar, 7720 West Courtney Campbell Causeway, next to the waters of Tampa Bay. Cost is $85 per person for the four-day event. www.musiconthebay.org
Southwest Florida (including Naples, Fort Myers, Venice, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda)
Feb. 1-2: ArtFest Fort Myers. Fort Myers. ArtFest Fort Myers features artwork, entertainment, high school art competition and children's activities in Downtown Fort Myers on the waterfront on Feb. 1-2. The event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, is free. There's also a free Friday evening Opening Night party as well at Edwards Drive at Hendry Street in historic Downtown Fort Myers from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Jan. 31. For information, visit www.artfestfortmyers.com.
Feb. 7-9: Florida's Creative Coast Weekend, Pine Island. On the second weekend each month November-April, Pine Island businesses offer themed artistic events. Galleries and shops are open extended hours on Friday, many offering special openings. Take a cooking class, or listen to live music. Other special events and workshops are planned at individual shops on Saturday and Sunday. 239-283-4842. www.floridascreativecoast.com
Feb. 8-9, March 8-9: Bonita Springs National Art Festival, Bonita Springs. This annual outdoor exhibition features more than 200 nationally and internationally acclaimed artists working in a variety of media. More than 200 national and international artists applied to exhibit and sell their works in paintings, glass, jewelry, clay works, photography, sculpture and more. Food and beverages will be available. At Promenade Center. Although there is no admission fee, Art League volunteers ask for an optional $5 donation for the Center for the Arts. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 239-992-1213 . www.artinusa.com/bonita
Through Feb. 9: Edison Festival of Light Junior Events, Fort Myers. Edison Festival of Light's junior events kick off with a Junior Run downtown beginning at 12:30 p.m. Open to fifth-graders and younger, the race runs for one mile and less, depending on age group. Spectators attend free. The Junior Parade follows, beginning at 2 p.m. and features floats, bands and costumed troupes, in imitation of the Edison Grand Parade. Crowning of the Junior King and Queen winds up the afternoon at 4:30 p.m. for children 5-7 years old. There is a $5 entry fee for children participating in the run. Downtown. 239-334-2999. www.edisonfestival.org
Feb. 12-14: Sweetheart Express on Seminole Gulf Railway, Fort Myers. A strolling violinist completes your romantic evening aboard the Murder Mystery Dinner Train. Come celebrate this festive holiday on board and impress your special someone. Departure times are 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $79. 239-275-8487. www.semgulf.com
Feb. 14-16: Edison Festival of Lights Crafts on the River, Fort Myers. About 100 exhibitors display handicrafts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Exhibitors are selling items ranging from jewelry, quilts and handmade crafts. At Centennial Park. Free. 239-334-2999 www.edisonfestival.org
Feb. 15: Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade, Fort Myers. Entertainment begins at noon, climaxing with fireworks at 7 p.m. to kick off the grand lighted parade. 239-334-2999. www.edisonfestival.org
Feb. 15-16: Rotary Club Arts and Crafts Fair, Sanibel Island. One hundred artists and thousands of visitors fill Sanibel Community Center for this 31st annual event sponsored by Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva. 239-464-8195. www.sanibelartfair.com/
Feb. 20: Downtown Gallery Walk, Punta Gorda. Held monthly on the third Thursday, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Visit any of the downtown merchants, restaurants and galleries for your game card. As always, there will be live entertainment, food and drink samplings, art, beauty and health demonstrations, a free trolley, and an evening of fun. Free; free parking. 941-505-1915. www.puntagordashopping.com
Feb. 22: Burrowing Owl Festival, Cape Coral. Cape Coral claims Florida's largest population of the Burrowing Owl, a species of special concern. This 12th annual festival is designed to educate the public about the owl and its preservation. Events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. include a children's corner, butterfly tent, educational speakers, burrowing owl van tours, birding tours, native plant sales and exhibitor's displays. At Rotary Park Environmental Center. 239-549-4606. www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org
Feb. 22: Ninth Annual Punta Gorda Wine & Jazz Festival, Punta Gorda. Smooth sounds and happy taste buds will be the order of the day during the Ninth Annual Punta Gorda Wine & Jazz Festival on Feb. 22. Featured artists include Mindi Abair, Richard Elliott, Norman Brown and Gerald Albright. Admission prices range from $90 to $100 and include tickets for some wines/beers (number of beverages depends on the ticket purchased). The fest is at Laishley Park on Nesbitt Street. www.puntagordachamber.com
Feb. 27-March 9: Southwest Florida and Lee County Fair, North Fort Myers. Old-fashioned and fun, this fair offers midway rides, livestock exhibits, pig races, a petting farm, and entertainment ranging from a comic master hypnotist, clows, family shows and local talent. On weekdays, the fun begins at 5 p.m. and doesn't shut down until around 11 p.m., except on Fridays, when Moonlight Madness runs until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday hours are noon to midnight. Adult admission tickets cost $8. Admission price for children 6 to 11 is $5. Children under 5 are admitted free. Advance-purchase mega-passes allow holders admission and unlimited rides for any day of their choice. For Moonlight Madness, $25 wristbands go on sale at 9 p.m. for admission and unlimited rides. 239-543-8368. fair.leeciviccenter.com/
Feb. 28: Ft. Myers Greek Fest , Ft. Myers. Everyone can be Greek, if only for a little while, during the Ft. Myers Greek Fest on Feb. 28-March 2. The event features Greek food, Greek dancing demonstrations, carnival rides and games and Greek music. Admission is $5 for the entire weekend (children under 12 are free). The festival is at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 8210 Cypress Lake Drive. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. www.greekfestfortmyers.com
South Florida and the Keys (including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Key Largo, Key West and the Treasure Coast) Feb. 1-2: Florida Keys Art Guild Art Festival. Islamorada. The Florida Keys Art Guild Art Festival presents the work of local and national artisans on Feb. 1-2. The fest, at the Postcard Inn Beach Resort & Marina at Holiday Isle, Mile Marker 84 bayside, is free. Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. For details, visit www.fla-keys.com.
Feb. 1-2: 17th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival,Delray Beach. The 17th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival showcases original work by more than 100 local, regional and national artists on Feb. 1-2. Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The show is at Atlantic Avenue and Fourth Avenue. www.artfestival.com
Feb. 2: Suntrust Sunday Jazz Brunch, Fort Lauderdale. Live outdoor concert series bringing the area's best local jazz artists to the city's scenic Riverwalk the first Sunday of each month. Listen to the soulful sounds on four different stages. Everyone is welcome to attend, including well-behaved, leashed pets, and there is ample room to set up chairs, blankets and picnic baskets. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. 954-828-5363. www.fortlauderdale.gov/events/jazzbrunch/jazzbrunch.htm
Through Feb. 2: South Florida Fair, West Palm Beach. In addition to traditional concessions and exhibits, includes Miss South Florida Fair Pageant. At South Florida Fairground. Admission at gate $15 adults, $9 seniors, children 6-11 $8; advance tickets priced less. 561-793-0333. www.southfloridafair.com
Feb. 7-9: Everglades Seafood Festival, Everglades City. The annual Everglades Seafood Festival serves up delicacies from the sea in historic Everglades City on Feb. 7-9. Live music, crafts and carnival games are also on the agenda. Food will be available for purchase. Admission is free. For details and directions, visit www.evergladesseafoodfestival.com
Feb. 7-9: 15th Annual Garlic Fest, Delray Beach. The 15th Annual Garlic Fest, aka affectionately as "the best stinkin' party in town" explores the numerous culinary and health aspects of garlic (if you ask me, garlic's yummy and smells great!) on Feb. 7-9. Garlic Chef cooking competitions, music, a Gourmet Alley and children's area are also on the festival's agenda. Tickets are $10 on Friday (early admission), $20 (regular price after 6 p.m.); $10 on Saturday (early admission), $20 (regular price after 6 p.m.) and $10 on Sunday all day. Children 10 and under are free. www.dbgarlicfest.com Feb. 8-March 9: Carnaval Miami, Miami area. Largest Hispanic festival in the nation, with a variety of events including a beauty contest, footrace, art and jazz performances, cooking contest, domino and golf tournaments, and Calle Ocho, the world's largest street party, which takes place on March 9. 305-644-8888. www.carnavalmiami.com
Feb. 8-9: 20th Annual Pigeon Key Art Festival, Marathon. What started as a weekend gathering of local artists has grown into a nationally recognized art show. The festival features dozens of local and national artists and craftsmen in multiple categories. Live entertainment is scheduled both days, setting the mood for shopping, relaxing, and enjoying food and beverages from booths serving local delicacies. At Marathon Community Park, MM49. 305-289-9555. www.pigeonkeyartfestival.com/faq.php
Feb. 13-17: Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show, Miami. This five-day sailing event welcomes every type of sailor to enjoy shopping and test driving some of the latest sailboat designs, featuring some of builders from across the world, in an exhibit with almost 200 companies. Strictly Sail Miami is known as the catamaran capital of the world with the largest selection of catamarans of any show. At Miami Beach Convention Center, Miamarina at Bayside, and Sea Isle Marina and Yatchting Center. Admission $35 Premier Day, $20 Friday-Monday. 954-441-3220. www.miamiboatshow.com/ Feb. 14-15: Annual Historic House Tours, Key West. Presented by the Old Island Restoration Foundation, this house and garden tour offers a rare opportunity to see inside some of Key West's charming tropical residences. Each tour showcases five homes chosen for their contribution to the Key West community as significant historic buildings, creative renovations or examples of the Keys lifestyle. Tour participants will discover unique interiors filled with art collections and antiques as well as lush gardens and imaginatively designed outdoor living areas. Last tour of the series, which started in January, is Mar. 15-16. Admission $30 per person. Tours available 10 a.m to 4 p.m. 305-294-9501. www.oirf.org/
Feb. 20: Third Thursday Art Walk, Islamorada. The Morada Way Third Thursday Art Walk presents local fine arts, music and culinary specialties on Feb. 20. The galleries of Morada Way are between Mile Markers 81 and 82. Event hours are from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. For details, visit www.fla-keys.com. Feb. 21-23: Everglades Bluegrass Festival, Miami Beach. South Florida Bluegrass Association Proudly the 35th Annual Everglades Bluegrass Festival featuring the Grascals. At Greynolds. Admission $10 for Friday or Sunday, $20 for Saturday or $35 for three days. Parking $6 per day. 305-358-1800. www.southfloridabluegrass.com
Feb. 22-23: 49th Annual Old Island Days Art Festival, Key West. The Last Key sets the scene for the 49th Annual Old Island Days Art Festival on Feb. 22-23. An outdoor, juried show on lower Whitehead and Caroline Streets in Key West's historic Old Town, it displays the work of painters, sculptors, photographers and other artists from around the U.S. and Canada. Admission is free. For information, visit www.keywestartcenter.com
Feb. 22-23: Annual Upper Keys Gigantic Nautical Flea Market, Islamorada. Founder's Park hosts the Annual Upper Keys Gigantic Nautical Flea Market on Feb. 22-23. The event offers deals on new and used boats, dive equipment, electronics, nautical arts and crafts and more. Founder's Park is on Mile Marker 87 bayside on Plantation Key. Admission is free and all proceeds benefit area youth. For details, visit www.giganticnauticalfleamarket.org
Feb. 22-23: 20th Annual Street Painting Festival, Lake Worth. Visitors can watch or let their creative juices flow along with more than 400 artists that will be using the pavement as canvas to work on their creations during the 20th Annual Street Painting Festival in Downtown Lake Worth on Feb. 22-23. This year's festival theme is movies. Musical acts entertain on the festival's main stage in the Cultural Plaza in the heart of downtown Lake Worth. Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Admission –and participation—are free. www.streetpaintingfestivalinc.org
Feb. 23-March 2: Winter Star Party, Florida Keys. The Winter Star Party, during the new moon week (Feb. 23 - March 2), offers amateur astronomers the opportunity to gather in the Florida Keys for six days to learn from guest speakers, observe an unobstructed clear night sky and share information with other star enthusiasts. The event, hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society Inc., offers lectures, workshops and programs. For details, visit www.scas.org
Feb. 28-March 2: Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Fest, Palm Beach. Massive maritime event returns for a fifth year with seafood, live music and nautical bargains galore. Hundreds of vendors offer new, used and close-out fishing rods, reels, lures and lines; antique collectibles and maps; teak furniture; tournament gear; nautical art, crafts and jewelry; marine artifacts; boating apparel; taxidermy; diving equipment and more. At South Florida Fairgrounds. Admission $7 for adults; free for children 12 and under. 954-205-7813. http://www.flnauticalfleamarket.com/
Northeast Florida (including Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Flagler County and Amelia Island) Feb. 7. First Friday Art Walk. St. Augustine. Exhibits, music, entertainment and refreshments are on the agenda at more than 20 Old City art galleries during the First Friday Art Walk on Feb. 7. Visitors can park for free at the San Sebastian Winery, 157 King Street, where sightseeing trains and trolleys offer free roundtrip rides to the heart of the art district; or choose to go on their own self-guided art walk. Galleries are open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. For details, visit www.artgalleriesofstaugustine.com. Feb. 8: Artrageous Artwalk, Fernandina Beach . Held on the second Saturday of each month to open the doors of some of Amelia Island's incredible galleries, featuring photography, pottery, copper, stained glass, watercolor, acrylics and more. Participants can peruse more than a dozen galleries in downtown Fernandina Beach and at the Plantation Artists' Guild and Gallery located at Amelia Island Plantation. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 800-226-3542. www.ameliaisland.com/calendar.aspx Feb. 8: Flight To Freedom, St. Augustine. Historic Fort Mose State Park sets the scene for Flight To Freedom on Feb. 8. Participants in this living history event will meet a number of travelers en route to Fort Mose in Spanish St. Augustine, the first legally sanctioned free black settlement in the United States. Activities will include guided tours, drumming and music and colonial weapons demonstrations. Fort Mose State Park is at 15 Fort Mose Trail. Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission to the park is $2 per person. Children ages 5 and under are free. For details, visit www.floridastateparks.org/fortmose
Feb. 15-16: St. Augustine Arts & Crafts Show, St. Augustine Beach. The St. Augustine Arts & Crafts Show showcases original art by the sea on Feb. 15-16. The event is at 350 A1A Beach Boulevard. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. www.tnteventsinc.com
Feb. 22-23: Art and Craft Festival, Flagler Beach. Show offers an array of fine art, fine crafts and food. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Flagler Beach on A1A. 352-344-0657. www.tnteventsinc.com North-Central Florida (including Ocala, Gainesville and Tallahassee) Through Feb. 2: Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, Gainesville. Come be swept away by medieval magic as troupes of actors, street performers and musicians journey back to the days of yore. Alachua County Fairground is transformed into a bustling medieval marketplace where there is jousting on horseback, street performers and minstrels, living chess match, medieval games, and eight stages of live entertainment. Admission $15 adult, $7 for children 5-17, under 5 free. 352-334-5064. www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/programs_events/HMF/medieval_index.html Feb. 8: The Ichetucknee Time Machine, Fort White. Take a fascinating journey by van into the Ichetucknee forest and visit the site of the 17th Century Mission de San Martin de Timucua. Learn all about the ancient Timucuan capital of Aquacalyquen. We highly recommend you wear long pants, sturdy shoes and insect repellent. Begins at 9 a.m. Meet at the Head Spring Parking Lot (North Entrance) of Ichetucknee Springs State Park. Regular park entrance fee, $6 per vehicle. 386-497-4690. www.floridastateparks.org/ichetuckneesprings/Events.cfm The Panhandle (including Pensacola, Panama City Beach, Apalachicola and Destin)
Feb.1: Double Bridge Race, Pensacola. A 15K course takes runners over two bridges crossing Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound from downtown to Pensacola Beach during the Pensacola Double Bridge Run on Feb. 1. Runners and walkers are also welcome at the 5K course and Kids Fun Run. The race begins at 7 a.m.; the walk, at 8:30 a.m. There are participation fees ($48 for the 15K race, $38 for the 5K run or walk), but to watch is free. www.doublebridgerun.com
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Feb. 28-March 1: Mardi Gras At The Beach, Panama City Beach. Pier Park sets the scene for Mardi Gras At The Beach with the Krewe of Dominique Youx on Feb. 28 - March 1. The celebration will include a festival and parades with such activitiess as a street dance with live bands; Cajun food, gumbo and New Orleans flair. Pier Park is at 16101 Front Beach Road. Admission is free. For details, visit www.visitpanamacitybeach.com
Correspondent Georgina Cruz contributed to this report.


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Holst: The Planets; Matthews: Pluto
CDH55350 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)
Holst: The Planets
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Holst: The Planets; Matthews: Pluto
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When, in 1913, Holst started telling Clifford Bax about his new-found interest in astrology while on a holiday trip to Majorca, another member of the party, the composer Balfour Gardiner, was contemptuous about it all. In Clifford Bax's book Inland Far: a Collection of Memoirs he describes this holiday, taken with three composers—his brother Arnold, Balfour Gardiner and Holst—in March 1913. Balfour Gardiner did not approve at all. 'A frown puckered Gardiner's brow', Clifford Bax recalled. 'We could almost hear him muttering, "Really, really!". And there is no doubt our conversation grieved him'. Yet it was Balfour who would finance a private performance of The Planets at Queen's Hall before Holst's departure for Salonica on war service on 29 September 1918. To conduct this performance Holst asked the almost unknown Adrian Boult, then employed by the military procuring boots for the British Army. An army of young music students from St Paul's helped Holst prepare the orchestral parts.
Although ostensibly 'private' the performance was reported in the Pall Mall Gazette the next day. The first public performance, at a Philharmonic Society concert also conducted by Boult (on 27 February 1919), omitted 'Venus' and 'Neptune' and must have given a much more heavyweight effect than when those two serene movements are present. It was widely reported. Later in 1919 the composer conducted three movements ('Venus', 'Mercury' and 'Jupiter') at Queen's Hall in November that year, and Sir Henry Wood followed with the same three movements, though in a different order, some three weeks later. Not until the following June was it heard again, when two movements appeared at St Paul's Girls' School, in the version for two pianos.
So this was a work finding its opportunity only slowly, and the performance of separate movements was the mechanism by which it was becoming known to concert promoters and critics. It was the choral work The Hymn of Jesus which propelled Holst into the limelight when it was heard in London in March 1920, and quickly was widely performed; it created an awareness of Holst which must have fuelled expectations of the new orchestral suite.
Only the second complete performance of The Planets (the first of the entire work in public) now came in Birmingham conducted by Appleby Matthews on Sunday 10 October 1920. The first complete London performance was given by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates followed at Queen's Hall on 15 November, and in December it was heard in Chicago when it was reported 'a great success'. Over the next two or three years The Planets tended to be represented by two or three movements, though Albert Coates returned to perform it complete in November 1921 and also took it to New York. In December 1922 the British conductor Eugene Goossens took five movements to Berlin ('Mars, Bringer des Krieges; Merkur, des gesflügelte Bote; Uranus, der Zauberer; Saturn, Bringer des Alters; Jupiter, Bringer des Fröhsinns'). The publication of the orchestral full score late in 1921, in a limited edition of 200 copies, was another stimulus to its wider dissemination. Possibly an even greater stimulus was Holst's own acoustic recording issued a disc at a time between 1923 and 1925 and widely reviewed in the national press. Holst did not conduct it at a Promenade Concert until 1923, but by the mid 1920s The Planets was well-established and increasingly heard.
The manuscript of The Planets is headed simply: 'Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra', and it must have been his last manuscript on which Holst signed himself as 'von Holst'. During the war there had been reports of Holst being hassled by the police on account of his name, and before departing on war service he finally formally changed to just 'Holst'.
Apart from the works of Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky already referred to, one of the most notable London orchestral premieres before August 1914 was of the Five Orchestral Pieces of Schoenberg, first performed on 3 September 1912 conducted by Sir Henry Wood, and repeated in January 1914 under the baton of Schoenberg himself. Several recent commentators have suggested that Holst's starting point may well have been the example of Schoenberg's revolutionary score. He was the one significant Austro-German composer who may well have influenced Holst in producing an orchestral work on such a scale. We should remember the role of the Queen's Hall in presenting a wonderful kaleidoscope of the new orchestral music to the London musical population, particularly in the years immediately before the First World War. This has not been fully explored, yet its influence must have been enormous. It seems probable that Holst would have been present at so unusual a premiere as Schoenberg's pioneering masterpiece, then thought a joke by many. Indeed, a note in his appointments book suggests Holst was certainly at the second London performance in 1914, and even more interesting, Lowinger Maddison, director of the Holst Birthplace Museum, has drawn attention to the existence of a miniature score of Schoenberg's Five Orchestral Pieces that Holst regarded as one of his most valued possessions. Even more important perhaps, he kept Schoenberg's score near him when composing, even annotating and ticking certain orchestral effects. Certainly in 'Venus' we can find a celesta phrase remarkably similar to one in Schoenberg's score.
Holst gestated The Planets for two or three years, and with the exception of 'Mercury', which was written last, he wrote them in the sequence in which we now know them. (Before the First World War the planet Pluto was yet to be discovered.) However, Holst does not present the inner planets in planetary order, which is of course: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. By working first inward and then out from Mars we arrive at Holst's sequence which, taking into account the characters of the planets, now resembles a 'seven ages of man' sequence, from youth to age. The Planets was actually composed over a period of nearly two years; Holst said it grew in his mind slowly, 'like a baby in a woman's womb. During those two years it seemed of itself more and more definitely to be taking form'.
First, in 1914, came the insistent rhythmic tread of 'Mars'. But it was far from being a reaction to the outbreak of war, for Holst had completed his sketch by July, before war had been declared. Later, during the first autumn of the war, came 'Venus' ('The Bringer of Peace') and then 'Jupiter' ('The Bringer of Jollity'). The summer and autumn of 1915 saw him complete 'Uranus' and 'Neptune', while 'Mercury' was not done until early in 1916. We should also remember that Holst worked very slowly and because of the neuritis in his right arm was helped by a varied team of devoted amanuenses, mainly his former students from St Paul's School. Thus the manuscript is in a variety of hands which his daughter Imogen, in the published facsimile, was largely able to identify.
How far should we take the astrological significance of The Planets and what it meant to Holst? On the one hand, astrology is reported as being a short-lived interest as far as Holst was concerned, which began to wane once his orchestral suite had left him. Elsewhere he is reported as long being able to cast friends' horoscopes. Perhaps of most interest is the realization that the possible astrological background to the music was not followed up by any commentator at the time. In fact, it may well be that too close an interest in any detailed astrological significance of the work would have prejudiced the success of the music, astrology perhaps generally being viewed as suspect.
In her introduction to the facsimile edition of the manuscript of The Planets, Imogen Holst noted that one of the books her father had read was Alan Leo's What is a Horoscope?, published in London in 1913. Alan Leo was the pseudonym of Frederick William Allan, who produced a string of popular books and pamphlets promoting astrology in the years before and during the First World War. HoIst's copy had the subtitle 'and how to cast it', and, as we have noted, Holst was a lifelong amateur 'practitioner', though only among friends. It was Leo who alerted Holst to the character of the planets, giving each planet a thumbnail description such as 'Mars the Warlord' and 'Saturn the Reaper'. During the war Leo gave a series of lectures entitled 'Saturn the Reaper', but Holst only took his title of 'The Mystic' for 'Neptune' from Leo's description.
The first movement, 'Mars—The Bringer of War', has inevitably suggested to audiences the war, but as we have seen Holst drafted it before he can have realized that war might become a reality. With its insistent 5/4 rhythm and winding horn/brass motion, it is notable for the way its climaxes are built over wide spans, and for the power of those climaxes when they are reached, and for the discordant opposition of keys such as D flat and C. The remarkable edge given to the strings' articulation of the rhythm at the outset is typical of the new sound-world we are entering, the strings playing 'col legno' (with the wood of the bow) underlined by two harps in the depth of their compass. Leo characterized people born under the influence of Mars as 'headstrong, forceful and assertive'.
It is followed by 'Venus—The Bringer of Peace'. This brings an immediate contrast; gone are the brass and percussion, and a mood of limpid calm in the outer sections anticipates the infinities of 'Neptune'. Venus signalled someone of 'an even disposition' and a lover of 'all beautiful things'. Here a typical fingerprint is the oscillating chords notably played very softly by flutes and harps, though perhaps in the middle section Holst may not have been altogether successful in suggesting the warmth of the 'affectional and emotional side' of those born under its influence.
'Mercury—The Winged Messenger' is the scherzo following what was effectively the slow movement. Still absent is the weight of the massed sound of 'Mars', the flickering contrasts between woodwind and muted strings creating a remarkably fleet-footed mood. Sounding like a fragment from some half-remembered folk tune Holst chases a melodic phrase from solo violin round the orchestra, and certainly succeeds in establishing the quickness of thought Mercury is said to give those under its influence, as well as the 'adaptability' and 'fertility of resource' identified by Leo. Holst once remarked 'Mercury is the symbol of the mind'.
With 'Jupiter—The Bringer of Jollity' Holst now gives us good tunes and fulsome orchestration and brings us back to earth, celebrating the 'abundance of life and vitality' with music that is 'buoyant and hopeful'. Nobility and generosity are characteristics of those born under this planetary sign, though at the arrival of the familiar tune, later given Cecil Spring Rice's words 'I vow to thee my country', Holst would not have played it as a national hymn, as he demonstrated in his own recordings of the music. Yet even though for many years there would undoubtedly have been a stiffening of backs in the audience when it arrived, this tune must in many ways have contributed to the enormous success of the suite as a whole.
'Saturn—The Bringer of Old Age' is remarkable for its inexorable tread (note the bass flute at several points). Yet, as Holst noted, 'Saturn brings not only physical decay, but also a vision of fulfilment'. There is another clue, for the music is recast from a choral setting Holst had made not long before under the title Dirge and Hymeneal. Here he set words by Thomas Lovell Beddoes:
Woe, woe, this is death's hour
Of spring; behold his flower;
Fair babe of life to whom
Death and the dreamy tomb
Was nothing yesterday, and now is all.
Imogen Holst noted the 'patient' and 'enduring' characteristics identified by Leo, though elsewhere the latter noted that 'those born under its influence will be more plodding and persevering than brilliant and active'. Holst goes well beyond his astrological starting point in underlining the transience of life, although surely at the end, in 'Neptune', he relents and offers the consolation of eternity to which 'Saturn' has led, though not before the fireworks of 'Uranus'.
The influence of 'Uranus—The Magician' gives 'eccentric, abrupt' and 'unexpected' traits. By choosing the subtitle 'The Magician' Holst was doubtless referring to the more occult strands that might colour those under its influence. Malcolm MacDonald has pointed out that the arresting four-note figure is in fact based on a musical representation of Holst's name (GuStAv H). Is Holst himself the Magician? This might be interestingly explored in the light of Michael Short's observation that this motif is also reminiscent of the appearance of Pan in Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé.
'Neptune—The Mystic' is the only title that Holst actually borrowed from Alan Leo's book, who characterized the sign as 'subtle' and 'mysterious'. The planet Neptune, at the far edges of the solar system, looks out to interstellar space, as man faces the evermore, 'to infinity', as Imogen Holst remarked. This is a fascinating movement to see on the page, for its patterning in the strings and harps. Holst marks it to be played 'sempre pp throughout', calling for the sound to be softly evoked by cymbals played with felt sticks and the timpani with wooden ones. Perhaps most remarkable is the halo of light Holst evokes particularly with quietly rippling harp figures, celesta and high sustained violins. This study in pianissimo textures closes with the out-of-sight vocalizing female choir slowly fading. We may suspect that so experienced a choirmaster as Holst had no intention for them to loose pitch as they became ever quieter, and asks for them to be placed in an adjoining room, the door to be slowly and silently closed at the end.
from notes by Lewis Foreman © 2001


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