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post #16 of 25
2/24/10 at 10:07pm
My favourite of the versions I have is Sir Colin Davies/LSO.

Amazon.com: Holst: The Planets: Gustav Holst, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra: Music

It isn't the last word in fidelity. But something in it grabs me more than the couple of other versions I have.


I own the Karajan Beethoven box and would enjoy hearing his turn with Holst.
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post #17 of 25
2/24/10 at 11:26pm
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Originally Posted by Duggeh View Post
My favourite of the versions I have is Sir Colin Davies/LSO.
This is also my favourite recording for The Planets
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post #18 of 25
2/26/10 at 2:23am
Anyone familiar with this one?

Amazon.com: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op 32: Gustav Holst, André Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Music

I bought it because it had the Telarc label. It's decent, IMO. I'll have to try the Berlin phil one, though.
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post #19 of 25
2/26/10 at 4:00am
I rather enjoyed the Simon Rattle / BPO version, though the extras left a bit to be desired. Current favourite is Scottish National Orchestra & City of London Sinfonia with Richard Hickox and Sir Alexander Gibson on Chandos.

Have to say I rather like the Tomita version. Much better than the awful other synth version - Beyond the Planets by Jeff Wayne, Rick Wakeman and others who should've known better.
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post #20 of 25
2/26/10 at 8:32am
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Have to say I rather like the Tomita version. Much better than the awful other synth version - Beyond the Planets by Jeff Wayne, Rick Wakeman and others who should've known better.
Tomita should be required listening for every classical music-fan with a sense of humour. And not just in The Planets either.

Of the versions I own I love both Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy (RCA, 1975) and BPO/Karajan (DG, 1981). Unfortunately both are plagued by sub-par recording, the first painfully bright, the second suffering from early '80s digititis.
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post #21 of 25
2/26/10 at 9:24pm
It surprises me that as popular as The Planets is, and how demanding it is of a recording, that there isn't an SACD or HDCD version, or did I miss one? Anyway, on a recent trip to Houston I picked up a knockout Blu Ray set with the Houston Symphony accompanying the expected photos of real planets and such. Great performance, great sound. I think it's on the Houston Symphony web site.
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post #22 of 25
3/2/10 at 11:21am
I second the Previn / RPO with Telarc.

It's recorded at very low levels and lacks punch overall, but IMO it ranks with the best out there.
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post #23 of 25
3/3/10 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by mbhaub View Post
It surprises me that as popular as The Planets is, and how demanding it is of a recording, that there isn't an SACD or HDCD version, or did I miss one? Anyway, on a recent trip to Houston I picked up a knockout Blu Ray set with the Houston Symphony accompanying the expected photos of real planets and such. Great performance, great sound. I think it's on the Houston Symphony web site.
Google is your friend.
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post #24 of 25
3/3/10 at 3:49am
I have the Previn & RPO as well. I think it's very enjoyable and I prefer it to some of the others I've heard.

I'll have to look into some of the other ones mentioned here though.
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post #25 of 25
3/3/10 at 5:08am
The Gardiner disc I have is a hybrid SACD.
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