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William Steinberg’s Zarathustra always has been a personal favorite. Deutsche […]
The reasons for Holst’s relative neglect, beyond The Planets and
I’m not sure what the point of the title is; not only could this collection have been chosen completely at random, but none of the
The promotional blurb for this recording bills it as a “wide-ranging program”, and that’s certainly true; the only unifying theme might be that all the
This disc contains a wealth of relatively unfamiliar music, although all of it has been recorded before. Holst’s “The Cotswolds” Symphony deserves credit for its
Frederick Fennell’s 1979 Telarc recordings were among the earliest releases from the then fledgling label. The original LPs were famous for their remarkable clarity and
The Toronto Symphony enters a crowded field with Holst’s popular The Planets. As expected, the orchestra provides the polished, colorful playing that the score requires,
Aside from the fact that the women’s chorus at the end doesn’t quite fade out as it should, this is an absolutely smoking performance in
This is a very exciting and marvelously played performance of The Planets. Where Paavo Järvi really excels is in securing amazingly precise rhythm (critical in
These are very good performances of both The Planets and The Mystic Trumpeter, and for my original review you can type Q4913 in the search
