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Holst: The Planets [Live]

Gustav Holst | Format: Audio CD
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Gustav Holst, of Scandinavian ancestry on his father’s side, was born in the English spa town of Cheltenham in 1874 and studied music at the Royal College in London, using his second study, the trombone, to provide an income. He later became director of music at St Paul’s Girls’ School, retaining this connection until the end of his life. His music had a variable reception in ... Read more in Amazon's Gustav Holst Store

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  • Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Colin Davis
  • Composer: Gustav Holst
  • Audio CD (6 May 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: LSO Live
  • ASIN: B000063DQJ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,315 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Planets : Op. 32. I Mars, "The Bringer Of War"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 6:45£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. The Planets : Op. 32. II Venus, "The Bringer Of Peace"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 9:03£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. The Planets : Op. 32. III Mercury, "The Winged Messenger"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 3:26£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. The Planets : Op. 32. IV Jupiter, "The Bringer Of Jollity"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 7:33£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. The Planets : Op. 32. V Saturn, "The Bringer Of Old Age"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 9:25£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. The Planets : Op. 32. VI Uranus, "The Magician"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 5:56£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. The Planets : Op. 32. VII Neptune, "The Mystic"Sir Malcolm Sargent, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Women's Chorus 7:02£0.89  Buy MP3 

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Holst The Planets cover

The Planets became one of the most popular and widely recognised musical works of the 20th century. Holst himself conducted the LSO in two early recordings of his masterpiece. Sir Colin Davis's blazing performance, recorded over three evenings in June 2002, promises to be one of the classical releases of the year.

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'Colin Davis, as might be expected, has no problems, conjuring like Uranus the Magician, the full panoply of atmosphere, stillness and energy from the vitruoso LSO'
-- Daily Telegraph

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110 of 113 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Home at last. 4 Mar 2004
By M. Maxwell
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have loved 'The Planets' since a young child, but there has been a problem since then: No recording of this work has quite lived up to the Dynamic i remember experiencing when i heard this music played live at the Liverpool Philharmonic.
The digital format raised hopes, but did not deliver. I have heard numerous recordings on vinyl and CD, played by orchestras from many countries. The best version i had was an 80's LSO recording, until this came along...
The Direct Stream Digital recording medium and an awesome performance by the current LSO makes me feel i have come home; THIS is the one! This CD is simply the best quality recorded performance of The Planets i have ever heard, it is breathtaking in it's scope.
Mark
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Planets 18 Feb 2006
By D. Bennett
Format:Audio CD
Every time you listen to this CD you will be amazed at the quality of it. Excellent playing from the orchestra under the experienced direction of Davis- he makes the music shine; flexible and powerful playing from the LSO. The recording is surely demonstration quality; you cannot listen to the start of "Mars" - or any other section of the set -and not be amazed by the clarity of the sound.
For the price, this is an excellent set; it remains one of the best even compared to rivals that cost much more.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars out of this world 6 Feb 2012
By little al
Format:Audio CD
I was searching for an album of the planets for quite a while,nothing struck me at all then I spotted this particular album and the name sir colin davis a name I new from a long way back when he was not "sir" an experimental album with a group called Deep Purple, I listened to a few excerpts and I decided to purchase what a delight sound quality excellent
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic music.
First heard this in my school days Forty odd years ago. decided i needed to listen to it again in depth. no disappointment there.
Published 1 month ago by I D Lowe
3.0 out of 5 stars Good music.....
unfortunately, for some reason the sound quality is not as good as I had hoped.
My original vinyl copy was better.
Published 1 month ago by Bagpuss
4.0 out of 5 stars The listeners will probably love it.
Bought this to use on Hospital Radio, and I'm sure it will be favourite with the listeners for classical music.
Published 1 month ago by Bhillstead
5.0 out of 5 stars out of this world
This is a lovely recording,and I really enjoyed listening to it. It's been a long time since I have heard all the planets in the correct string.Arrived safely and on time
Published 3 months ago by amanda bulbeck
5.0 out of 5 stars Great vlaue
this was bought to complement a school project on "Space and the planets" - has been enjoyable and educational to work with.
Published 3 months ago by Mandy Elkin
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply stunning
I should point out that I'm not a music buff, but I do enjoy a whole range of different music depending on my mood. Read more
Published 4 months ago by hotneedleofenquirey
5.0 out of 5 stars Old Classic
Classic 'Classical Music' album, really missed the melodic tones of Holst Planet Suite since my poor tape recording faded about 2 years ago.
Published 4 months ago by Cuff Watch
5.0 out of 5 stars Stirring!
Who can fail to be moved by Holst's 'The Planets' and not to hum along with some of the well known movments.
Published 5 months ago by galanthus
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I bought this version
Good performance of The Planets. Not heard too many other arrangements but this one is excellent. If you are after a copy of Holst The Planets then this one will not disappoint.
Published 5 months ago by Double_en
5.0 out of 5 stars I play it four or five times a day.
There's something inviting about the title, The Planets. If you like like classical music, particularly loud classical music, you will certainly enjoy this.
Published 6 months ago by Producer
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