Product Details
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0028941755322
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Running Time : 53minutes
UPC : 028941755322
ASIN : B0000041S7
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Mars, the Bringer Of War
2. Venus, the Bringer Of Peace
3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
4. Jupiter, the Bringer Of Jollity
5. Saturn, the Bringer Of Old Age
6. Uranus, the Magician
7. Neptune, the Mystic
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Charles Dutoit often sounds better on disc than he does live. The reason for this is simple: he loves to play to the audience, and the result is all kinds of wild gesticulating that the orchestra knows perfectly well to ignore. Sometimes they ignore him completely, to the peril of the performance at hand. In the studio, however, there is no audience and the conductor is free to focus on the music. Dutoit has a real affection for The Planets and his performance is vital, insightful, and recorded in resplendent digital sound. The Montreal Symphony has a particularly powerful trombone section, which adds just that extra drop of energy to "Mars,"Jupiter," and "Saturn." A fine disc. --David Hurwitz
Customer Reviews
The way Holst was meant to be performed (2003-12-18)  This is probably my alltime favorite orchestral work, and my most overplayed CD. The Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal does a superb job of interpreting Holst's most famous work. Mars, for example, with its wide dynamic range, beginning with a very low pianissimo and hitting its climax later (as this movement should), is captured with all the tension and intensity worthy of "The Bringer of War." I played this CD at work one time, and one of my passing co-workers quipped, "boy, this sounds like Star Wars." I don't think he was aware of how appropriate of a description it was! I also need to mention the segue between Tracks 6 and 7, the transition between Uranus and Neptune. The change is barely perceptible. Uranus ends very quietly, and Neptune begins equally so -- almost to the point where I can't tell one from the other. I have to respect an ensemble that can make this transition in this manner. Overall, this is a very enjoyable album. If you've never heard this work before, I'd tell you to begin here.
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