Regarded as a masterful interpretation since its appearance in 1987, Charles Dutoit's award-winning recording of Gustav Holst's The Planets deserves all the praise it has received from fans and critics alike. Dutoit takes the Montréal Symphony Orchestra through the work's seven astrological movements with spot-on accuracy and determined drive, so the musicians stay alert and their energy never flags throughout this dazzling tone poem. "Mars, the Bringer of War," is naturally the test of any orchestra's mettle, and the ...
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Regarded as a masterful interpretation since its appearance in 1987, Charles Dutoit's award-winning recording of Gustav Holst's The Planets deserves all the praise it has received from fans and critics alike. Dutoit takes the Montréal Symphony Orchestra through the work's seven astrological movements with spot-on accuracy and determined drive, so the musicians stay alert and their energy never flags throughout this dazzling tone poem. "Mars, the Bringer of War," is naturally the test of any orchestra's mettle, and the machine-like rhythms and savagely dissonant fanfares are executed with devastating force and penetrating color. "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," sets a completely different mood, and the orchestra displays some of its softest and most ethereal timbres here. "Mercury, the Winged Messenger," is a fleet scherzo that shows off the woodwinds' dexterity, and "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," is an ebullient study of the orchestral palette, which sounds robust and full in this responsive digital...
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AUDIOBOOKS / MUSIC CDs-VERY GOOD-Includes progam notes in great condition AUDIOBOOKS / MUSIC CDs-VERY GOOD-Case shows minimal, if any, wear AUDIOBOOKS / MUSIC CDs-VERY GOOD-Disc shows minimal, if any, wear All items shipped Monday-Friday, fast shipping! Proceeds support the Sierra Vista Public Library.
