Holst - The Planets, Op. 32
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Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
RecommendedOrchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Women of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus, Charles Dutoit
The Planets is Holst's most famous work, and its success is surely deserved.
The musical characterisation is as striking as its originality of conception: the association of 'Saturn' with old... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Engineering
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Holst: The Planets
RecommendedWomen's Voices of The Monteverdi Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
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Building a Library, August 2005, Highly Recommended
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…A magisterial performance, closely attentive to detail, in which the continental influences are highlighted as never before… The climax of 'Uranus' is a thriller: a massive build-up, with... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, Orchestral Choice
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Holst: The Planets
Frauenchor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding
It's thrilling stuff, all tightly marshalled by Harding, though at times that control holds back the work ’s surging energ y. But it’s a small criticism — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Sir Adrian Boult conducts Elgar & Holst
London Symphony Orchestra, The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
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In Enigma, Andrew Litton is close-focused in detail compared to the familiar sweep of Boult’s recording, with very precise yet lively orchestral playing – notably in the swirling strings in... — More…
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Davis's new performance takes off with 'Saturn': this may not match the sense of weariness Boult conveys, but its inexorable progress is highly effective, and the bells for once sound as if... — More…
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This is a mightily impressive account of The Planets.
The high is undoubtedly 'Saturn', whose remorseless tread has rarely seemed more implacable.
Aided by orchestral playing that's both memorably... — More…Awards:
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Building a Library, August 2005, Budget Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Coming soon. Gustav Holst: Sāvitri; the Planets; the Perfect Fool Ballet Suite
Arda Mandikian (soprano), Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, English Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra, Michael Jefferies, Honor Sheppard, Nona Liddell, Pauline Stevens, Ian Partridge, Purcell Singers, Bbc Symphony Orchestra, Nbc Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Women’s Chorus, Sir Charles...
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