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Holst: The Planets | 
| Creators: Gustav Holst, John [Film Composer] Williams, Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 5844
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
MPN: 467418
UPC: 028946741825
EAN: 0028946741825
ASIN: B000050AQC
Release Date: April 10, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 1, "Mars, the Bringer of War" | | • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 2, "Venus, the Bringer of Peace" | | • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 3, "Mercury, the Winged Messenger" | | • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 4, "Jupiter, the Bringer of Peace" | | • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 5, "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age" | | • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 6, "Uranus, the Magician" | | • | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: No. 7, "Neptune, the Mystic" (w/hidden 8-part female chorus) | | • | Close Encounters of the Third Kind, film score: Suite from the film score | | • | Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope, film score: Main title |
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Holst: The Planets
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 "Jupiter" crashes and burns! November 7, 2009
J. R. Lewis (Philadelphia,PA USA)
This is a reasonably decent version of Holst's masterpiece, but there are many superior versions available at all price levels. "A. Customer's" 3-star review lists excellent alternative renditions (I own them all). I would also list Stokowski's interesting 1956 performance with the same orchestra on EMI.
What really killed this for me was "Jupiter." the centerpiece of the suite and many listeners' favorite. At its' concluding climax, Mehta completely loses control of the orchestra, and the music disintegrates into a real train wreck. Think of the L.A. Philharmonic, all sections playing at full tilt, collectively falling down a flight of stairs.
A great performance of "The Planets" cannot be without a great performance of "Jupiter." Check out the alternatives.
 The Planets are out there and in you October 15, 2009
bernie (Arlington, Texas)
As with anything that touches upon the eternal, after the technical is accomplished, then it is a matter of preference. Here we have the Herbert Von Karajan version.
Placed side-by-side with any other version the technical parts are excellent. You are immediately taken to that other world as Mars takes over. You may be able to argue minor differences but then you are not listening to it.
The tough call is preference; most people prefer the version with which they grew up. Others may have some preferences based on what they should like. Listen to this and make up your own mind.
During the process of listening, thinking about the music and noticing how Holst capture the mood of each planet, note that he did not make up the concepts of which planet was War, Peace, Messenger, etc. They are the definitions of the original gods that the planets were named after. Each god had the attributes we see given to the planets. You may want to read about them and then come back to the music.
Holst: The Planets / R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Love This Music June 26, 2009
C. Kruschke (Tucson, AZ United States)
I'm not a big classical music fan - I love all types of music. However, I love to listen to this symphony, suite, whatever (not 100% on the music term). When I was a kid, these songs were so ubiquitous, they were the bumper songs on the 6 & 10:00 news of two different local TV stations. All of them are great especially "Mars" and "Jupiter" which are my favorites. I've probably listened to this on 8-track, cassette, and DVD hundreds of time. Good Stuff!
 Not heard Zubin Mehta's performance June 5, 2009
Mr. Carl G. Tuckwell (Sydney, Australia)
Haven't heard Zubin Mehta's performance (I do like his work), but Holst's The Planets is a truly satisfying & inspiring listening experience.
I've only heard it live once - at the Sydney Opera House by the Sydney Symphony / Edo de Waart(?) in the mid-late 1990s. Very impressive. It seemed to me I could almost touch the music in 'the air' (so to speak).
So, without having heard this orchestra's performance, I do recommend it.
Not rated for the performance but the quality of the mix May 20, 2009
Code Monkey (Los Angeles)
I caught some production errors in tracks. It sounded like microphones from different sections are exchanged in the middle of one of the Planet pieces. It's pretty evident to a trained ear; however, I don't suspect most people will notice it. I was a bit surprised what the mixer thought he could get away with. In anycase I can't give it a glowing 5 like other reviewers. But for the price, one can't complain too much.
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