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It’s been a while since The Planets won the Classical Music Suites Bracket so I thought I might make some free-standing polls (I can’t guarantee I won’t disappear though). If there’s a category you’d like me to run feel free to put send me an ask!

So, what’s your favourite Tchaikovsky ballet suite?

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And the winner is.... The Planets Suite!

The podium is as follows:

The Planets Suite (Gustav Holst)

The Nutcracker Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Pictures at an Exhibition (Modest Mussorgsky, orch. Maurice Ravel)

Sadly this brings us to the end of the bracket, but keep an eye out because there may be some suite related polls occasionally :)

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The Planets Suite (Gustav Holst):

2 Submissions

Last win – Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel)

The Bakshi Lord of the Rings set "Mithrandir" to the theme from Jupiter! It's very touching :)

honestly magical. dramatic start, Jupiter both breaks my heart and makes me feel alive, the fading chorus at the end is like floating away into space. I don’t have a favourite recording. However I should mention that Melodica Men did a wonderful rendition of Jupiter that I’d like to share (they did Mars too but I like this more):

The Nutcracker Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win - Swan Lake Suite (Tchaikovsky)

I know the poll is over now but some extra propaganda for nutcracker is the duke Ellington arrangement like he really did an entire big band arrangement of this random Christmas suite and it's SO GOOD

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Pictures at an Exhibition (Modest Mussorgsky, orch. Maurice Ravel):

1 Submission

Last match – The Planets Suite (Holst), 37.8% to 62.2% loss

not sure any propaganda is needed bc the work speaks for itself but honestly Ravel's orchestration is incredible. The choice of instruments is perfectly thought through and elevates what was already a beautiful composition to begin with. It's an incredibly picturesque and varied suite!

Swan Lake Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last match – The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky), 49% to 51% loss

No propaganda

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It's time to decide the winners!

In our match for first place we have:

The Planets (Holst) vs The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)

In the third place match we have:

Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel) vs Swan Lake (Suite)

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The Nutcracker Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win - The Firebird Suite (Stravinsky)

I know the poll is over now but some extra propaganda for nutcracker is the duke Ellington arrangement like he really did an entire big band arrangement of this random Christmas suite and it's SO GOOD

Swan Lake Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win – Second Suite in F for Military Band (Holst)

No propaganda

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Round 5!

The matches for this round are as follows:

Pictures at an Exhibition vs The Planets

The Nutcracker Suite vs Swan Lake Suite

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Pictures at an Exhibition (Modest Mussorgsky orch. Maurice Ravel):

1 Submission

Last win – Sleeping Beauty Suite (Tchaikovsky)

not sure any propaganda is needed bc the work speaks for itself but honestly Ravel's orchestration is incredible. The choice of instruments is perfectly thought through and elevates what was already a beautiful composition to begin with. It's an incredibly picturesque and varied suite!

The Planets Suite (Gustav Holst):

2 Submissions

Last win – Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 (Grieg)

The Bakshi Lord of the Rings set "Mithrandir" to the theme from Jupiter! It's very touching :)

honestly magical. dramatic start, Jupiter both breaks my heart and makes me feel alive, the fading chorus at the end is like floating away into space. I don’t have a favourite recording. However I should mention that Melodica Men did a wonderful rendition of Jupiter that I’d like to share (they did Mars too but I like this more):

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Swan Lake Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win – Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)

No propaganda

Second Suite in F for Military Band (Gustav Holst):

2 Submissions

Last win (in tiebreaker) – Daphnis et Chloe Suite no. 2 (Ravel)

Holst second suite. I actually will say more this time because FANTASIA ON THE DARGASON OH MY FUCKING GOD BEST PIECE OF ALL TIME the JOY the BOUNCE the SWING the GREENSLEEVES the TRIANGLE the EVERYTHING

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The Firebird Suite (Igor Stravinsky):

1 Submission

Last win – Suite from Hamlet (Shostakovich)

the finale is one of the most ethereal and enchanting pieces of classical music and it's permanently seared in my brain. few things make me feel that much like my whole body is just going to gently rise up from my chair and then blast me off into space. and theres choreography

The Nutcracker Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win (in tiebreaker) – Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2 (Prokofiev)

No propaganda

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Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 (Edvard Grieg):

2 Submissions

Last win – Masquerade Suite (Khachaturian)

Featuring Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Can you get much more iconic than that?

The Planets Suite (Gustav Holst):

2 Submissions

Last win – Jazz Suite no. 2 (Shostakovich)

The Bakshi Lord of the Rings set "Mithrandir" to the theme from Jupiter! It's very touching :)

honestly magical. dramatic start, Jupiter both breaks my heart and makes me feel alive, the fading chorus at the end is like floating away into space. I don’t have a favourite recording. However I should mention that Melodica Men did a wonderful rendition of Jupiter that I’d like to share (they did Mars too but I like this more)

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Sleeping Beauty Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win – Holberg Suite (Grieg)

No propaganda

Pictures at an Exhibition (Modest Mussorgsky orch. Maurice Ravel):

1 Submission

Last win – Carmen Suite no. 2 (Bizet)

not sure any propaganda is needed bc the work speaks for itself but honestly Ravel's orchestration is incredible. The choice of instruments is perfectly thought through and elevates what was already a beautiful composition to begin with. It's an incredibly picturesque and varied suite!

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We have another tie - so we have another tiebreaker! The same rules apply for this one so get voting

Second Suite in F for Military Band (Gustav Holst):

2 Submissions

Last win – A Moorside Suite (Holst)

Holst second suite. I actually will say more this time because FANTASIA ON THE DARGASON OH MY FUCKING GOD BEST PIECE OF ALL TIME the JOY the BOUNCE the SWING the GREENSLEEVES the TRIANGLE the EVERYTHING

Daphnis et Chloe Suite no. 2 (Maurice Ravel):

1 Submission

Last win - Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov)

it’s a masterpiece of orchestration that conveys exactly and beautifully what is happening in each movement and you know it’s good when it’s used to test how good an orchestra is also you’d better get swept away at the climax of the first movement when the chorus comes in!!

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Round 4's Draw - only 8 suites remain!

Sleeping Beauty Suite vs Pictures at an Exhibition

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 vs The Planets

The Firebird Suite vs The Nutcracker Suite

Swan Lake Suite vs TBC (to be determined by a tiebreaker)

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It appears we have an exact draw, so this poll will last for a day to serve as a tie breaker. If the number of votes is still exactly even then the suite with the bigger win (by percentage) in round 2 will proceed to the next round.

Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 (Sergei Prokofiev):

1 Submission

Last win – Giselle Ballet Suite (Adams)

No propaganda

The Nutcracker Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win – First Suite in Eb for Military Band (Holst)

No propaganda

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Second Suite in F for Military Band (Gustav Holst):

2 Submissions

Last win – A Moorside Suite (Holst)

Holst second suite. I actually will say more this time because FANTASIA ON THE DARGASON OH MY FUCKING GOD BEST PIECE OF ALL TIME the JOY the BOUNCE the SWING the GREENSLEEVES the TRIANGLE the EVERYTHING

Daphnis et Chloe Suite no. 2 (Maurice Ravel):

1 Submission

Last win - Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov)

it’s a masterpiece of orchestration that conveys exactly and beautifully what is happening in each movement and you know it’s good when it’s used to test how good an orchestra is also you’d better get swept away at the climax of the first movement when the chorus comes in!!

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Swan Lake Suite (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):

1 Submission

Last win – Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev)

No propaganda

Scheherazade (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov):

1 Submission

Last win – Petrushka Suite (Stravinsky)

No propaganda