Holst - The Planets
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Label: LPO
Cat No: LPO0047
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 27th September 2010
Contents
Artists
London Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Vladimir JurowskiAbout
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has a long association with The Planets. The Orchestra has recorded it under Principal Conductors Adrian Boult (twice in 1953 and 1978, with Boult also giving the first ever performance in 1918) and Sir Georg Solti, then twice in 1970 with Bernard Haitink and film composer Bernard Hermann.
Jurowski continues the association with this recording. What can clearly be heard in this interpretation is the influence of the Boult recordings as well as the recordings Holst himself made conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in the 1920s. The tempi are well-chosen, effectively emphasising the drama and creating a performance that resonated strongly with the concert audience, who left feeling that they had been part of a very special musical event.
The recording quality is superb, complimenting the artistic interpretation nicely. It is detailed and spacious - ‘Jupiter’ particularly benefiting from a sense of the ethereal - yet warm and balanced.
Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London, on 22 May 2009.
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