My personal favourite is Neptune, but I love it all. I should listen to this. http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:KKt-WrBNkIsJ:www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php%3Freviewid%3D15972+Jake+Taylor+sputnikmusic+Gustav&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1This Message Edited On 05.20.08, ok since both of your are google-disabled, here is the link to you cached review. Album Rating: 4.0Mars is overrated. In September 1918 the 30-year-old Sir Adrian Boult "first caused The Planets to shine in public" as Holst himself inscribed on Boult's copy of the score. you can thank me later. One disc, containing all Holst's ballet scores, was subsequently released. I've heard at least 10 recordings of the Planets, but there are three to which I continually return and for slightly different reasons; Dutoit with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Levine with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and this one. i enjoy Jupiter immensly. Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:KKt-WrBNkIsJ:www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php%3Freviewid%3D15972+Jake+Taylor+sputnikmusic+Gustav&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1This. Advertisement ‘As a rule I only study things that suggest music to me,’ Gustav Holst once said about his interest in astrology. maybe because it's gustav holst, yeah i know, for my search I copy/pasted his name cuz I knew that could happen if I wrote it myself... doesn't matter The two works included alongside it – exercises in different brands of orientalism, and both completed just before The Planets – are heard far less often, though neither is among Holst's most convincing. This page works best with JavaScript. [/quote] Jupiter owns. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019, Well performed, but almost too consistent, Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2011. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. that have carried on with me and are still regularly in my listening rotation (along with a lot of the modern compositions of Glass, Nyman, Adams, Reich, etc.). I do wonder which of the planets is better. Not as nearly as powerful or atmospheric as Dutoit. That might help to explain why the first two segments are about "War" and "Peace." You can still see all customer reviews for the product. ... Holst's 'The Planets' has long been one of my favorite works. Album Rating: 5.0It's only coz he thinks Mars is the only think worth listening to on this => fail. Anyway, thats great. Write a review. Album Rating: 5.0Couldn't find the a cached page with the original comments on this one. Manchester Chamber Choir/BBC Philharmonic/Davis. I find the recording quality of this CD to be somewhat lacking in "life". Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This week's CD review is The Planets Suite by Gustav Holst, and Thus Spake Zarathustra by Richard Strauss with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg. Now, about the content: Between 1914 and 1916, the early years of "The Great War," English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) began writing his most-famous piece of music, the seven-movement orchestral suite The Planets, premiering it in 1918. This is one of them. N ot long before his sudden death in 2008, Richard Hickox had begun a survey of Holst's orchestral music for Chandos. It's good, in short, but not especially memorable. Conductor André Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have performed splendidly. Edit: Yeah the page wasn't cached, but I did find this one The Planets appears to have burst without a precedent on the musical scene and to have been dropped by Holst, who never again wrote another piece like it. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. 32 review: The Planets Suite, could have easily been a god of its own. I started enjoying classical music at an early age, and while I still appreciate the works of early composers, it's the more intense, dynamic compositions of Holst, Wagner, etc. The Planets, composed in 1914-16 and premiered under the baton of Adrian Boult, made Gustav Holst a very popular figure. It's quite good, Butler's got some gall giving this the same rating as Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys albums. Now it seems the series has been revived, with Andrew Davis conducting. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, One of Three Planets Recordings Everyone Should Own, Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017. The two works included alongside it – exercises in different brands of orientalism, and both completed just before The Planets – are heard far less often, though neither is among Holst's most convincing. Beni Mora is based upon material Holst collected in Morocco, the final of the three movements repeating a four-bar theme 41 times in proto-minimalist fashion; the Japanese Suite, despite its title, seems surprisingly little affected by anything east of Suez. One disc, containing all Holst's … Now it seems the series has been revived, with Andrew Davis conducting. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018. Also, for any future reviews you may be looking for, just type in google "sputnikmusic gustav holst" and look for review ID numbers that are before 20000 for the most part. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It's not going to work, obviously. The suite opens with a portrait of "Mars, the Bringer of War." I bought this on Amazon to replace my misplaced CD, which disappeared during a move. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Holst's treatment of the planets focuses on the astrological aspects. Beni Mora is based upon material Holst collected in Morocco, the final of the three movements repeating a four-bar theme 41 times in proto-minimalist fashion; the Japanese Suite, despite its title, seems surprisingly little affected by anything east of Suez. Not long before his sudden death in 2008, Richard Hickox had begun a survey of Holst's orchestral music for Chandos. There seems to be plenty of depth and soundstage width to the recording. When Gustav Holst combined his brilliant creative musical mind with his keen interest in astrology, the result would become one of the best loved orchestral works of all time. However, deciding to make The Planets – one of the most frequently recorded of all 20th-century orchestral masterpieces – the centrepiece of this second disc seems unduly cautious. In spite of it the whole score has become a modern classic, often performed in a pops and cosmological setting. I get ample bass but it seems to be rather laid back in the mids and seems to have no sparkle in the highs. Fine though Davis's performance with the BBC Philharmonic is, it lacks the knife-edge precision and sheer presence of the best versions already available. With its many styles within the work, it has a lot to offer in terms of listening longevity. Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018. However, deciding to make The Planets – one of the most frequently recorded of all 20th-century orchestral masterpieces – the centrepiece of this second disc seems unduly cautious. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Holst: ... by Gustav Holst. [quote=Cesar]I really don't know how you found that, and I did search for "gustav holt jake taylor sputnikmusic". All in all, it sounds kind of muddy. Pity about the database crash eh? Mars is superior to every other piece. The recording is breathtaking with extraordinary inner detail. Yeah. Magic of Uranus and mystical mood of Neptune, Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2012. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. /Well written review aswell! Album Rating: 5.0I plan on reviewing the piano version of this sometime soon. Telarc makes superb recordings. There's a problem loading this menu right now. I'm going to try and see if I can find a cached for this Album Rating: 5.0Your better off listening to it yourself. In fact the performance was a private one, given on a Sunday morning in the old Queen's Hall, the gift of that ever-generous fellow composer Balfour Gardiner to Holst, about to depart for Salonika. Holst is a genius. Most notable is its use in the movie, "Star Wars."