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holst - the planets (33rpm lp)
[SXL 6529]

24,56EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
AUDIOPHIL Yes
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
BARCODE Yes
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS --

MUSICIANS

Los Angeles Master Chorale
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta - conducting

GUSTAV HOLST (1874 – 1934)

the planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus op. 32 h 125

REVIEW

Earth was not created in a day. And the same applies to Gustav Holst's interplanetary symphony which took him about three years to write

The composer employs a massive orchestra and rich orchestral colouring to portray each planet in his musical psychogram

Mars the Bringer of War, rages with mechanical brutality

while Venus brings peace and an acceptance of life

Mercury the Winged Messenger, darts here and there with quicksilver speed

while powerful and sovereign Jupiter brings jollity and reassurance

Saturn plods by with heavy tread

while Uranus with its contrasting changes in tempo remains enigmatic and extrovert

And because Pluto the most distant planet had not yet been discovered, it is Neptune the great unknown, which is lost in time and space in an endless ostinato of female voices

Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic present this astronomical journey with precision and exhilaration, leaving neither time nor space for astrological speculation

As always, the excellent DECCA recording quality guarantees an unimpeded view of this musical galaxy

RECORDING April 1971 at the Royce Hall Los Angeles
MASTERING James Lock and Colin Moorfoot
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED September 1998
RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING Audiophil by Pallas Germany
SOUND Audiophil
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Orchestral Music
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock

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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 02 March, 2009.

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