Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Sir Simon Rattle - Holst: The Planets (2006) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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CD1
01. The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
02. The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
03. The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
04. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
05. The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
06. The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
07. The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
08. Pluto, The Renewer

CD2
01. Asteroid 4179-Toutatis
02. Towards Osiris
03. Ceres
04. Komarov's Fall


As our understanding of the cosmos expands, so too must performances of The Planets. At least that’s the logic of Sir Simon Rattle with his second recording of this celebrated seven-movement piece (which stops with Neptune). After an energized (and sometimes brawny) traversal of the solar system known to Holst, Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker press on with Colin Matthews’ “Pluto, The Renewer” and a host of contemporary pieces on similar themes—one of the best being Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s grandly alien-sounding “Asteroid 4179 - Toutatis.”

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