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Holst - The Planets - Zubin Mehta-LAP (180g Import Vinyl LP) * * *

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Holst - The Planets - Zubin Mehta-LAP (180g Import Vinyl LP) * * *

Holst - The Planets - Zubin Mehta-LAP (180g Import Vinyl LP) * * *

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Holst - The Planets / Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic

This Speakers Corner Release is One of the Best Classical LPs We Offer

Earth was not created in a day. And the same applies to Gustav Holst’s interplanetary symphony which took him about three years to write. The composer employs a massive orchestra and rich orchestral colouring to portray each planet in his musical psychogram. Mars, the Bringer of War, rages with mechanical brutality, while Venus brings peace and an acceptance of life. Mercury, the Winged Messenger, darts here and there with quicksilver speed, while powerful and sovereign Jupiter brings jollity and reassurance. Saturn plods by with heavy tread, while Uranus with its contrasting changes in tempo remains enigmatic and extrovert. And because Pluto, the most distant planet had not yet been discovered, it is Neptune, the great unknown, which is lost in time and space in an endless ostinato of female voices.

Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic present this astronomical journey with precision and exhilaration, leaving neither time nor space for astrological speculation. As always, the excellent DECCA recording quality guarantees an unimpeded view of this musical galaxy.

The Planets - Suite

1. I Mars, the Bringer of War - Allegro

2. II Venus, the Bringer of Peace - Adagio

3. III Mercury, the Winged Messenger - Vivace

4. IV Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Allegro giocoso

5. V Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age - Adagio

6. VI Uranus, the Magician - Allegro

7. VII Neptune, the Mystic - Andante

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