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I just finished listening (again) to the entire disc, at leasure, and loved it all. 'Beni Mora' and 'Japanese Suite' were both highly enjoyable, and this 'The Planets' may turn into my fave.
I LOVE the 1978 Boult recording (with the LPO), and Davis's is often VERY much like it, especially in 'Uranus'. He does use slower tempos in Mercury, which I love, and in Jupiter, which I mostly like and probably will get used to.
Excellent multichannel recording by Chandos and orchestral playing by the BBC Phil.
This may turn into my favorite.
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Tin-eared audiofool, former fotografer, and terrible competitive-pistol shootist.
"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." Albert Einstein.
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I also agree that this is a very fine performance, also including some interesting, unfamiliar works. The Mch sound is also excellent. I did have some very bad experiences with older Chandos SACD's, notably some Vaughn-Williams symponies, and I had been avoiding the label. But, sonically, this is a refreshing change for the better. I will have to revisit their catalog.
I've noticed this on a number of Chandos 24/96 downloads at the Classical Shop too - including Sinaisky's Rimsky-Korsakov disc, his Glazunov Fifth Symphony etc, Noseda's Liszt Symphonic Poems, his Casella Second Symphony, and also the Citizen Kane soundtrack. All very good IMHO.
Here's an excerpt from SA-Cd.net I made in February 2011 about the Davis/Chandos Holst "Planets":
"It was with some indifference that I ordered this disc because I have never been a fan of Chandos recordings. There are no real bad experiences to report, but no "must have" discs either. But this recording just may usher in a newfound respect for Chandos. I received my copy today and was able to squeeze in a quick listen (to "Planets" only). I never make definitive decisions with respect to sound quality (or performance) based on a single listen and that caveat holds here, too. And today was a most gorgeous day in the Bay Area and that may have been a determining factor for my blatantly positive perception.
Nevertheless, I must say I found this recording to be among the most impressive I have heard on first listen in recent memory. There is a sonic purity or clarity across the frequency spectrum whether the music was turbulent or subdued. And this clarity is conveyed in a way that is most natural; not at all contrived. The striking clarity is found in all movements but I thought "Venus", "Mercury", and "Jupiter", and "Neptune" came just short of breaking new ground in this regard. Likewise, the dynamics and dynamic range is all that I can ask for in a recording. The sound stage (width, depth, height, and scale) is about picture (almost literally) perfect.
The multi-channel is as seamless as I have heard, approaching "no-channel" perfection.
Like many music lovers-audiophiles I have numerous performances and have heard it live. Indeed, I will hear it again at the Oakland Symphony on February 25. This performance, coupled with the un equaled sound quality among my "Planets", will easily make this my go to Holst "Planets" disc. I don't recall "Planets" being so "colorful" or Neptune so distant as conveyed here.
I may have a chance to listen again tomorrow as well as to the two Suites and hopefully solidify my first impressions.
By the way, the "not released designation" should be removed from the SA-CD.net description."
Robert C. Lang
Robert C. Lang
My favorite planets is Bolt's
Alan
That stands to reason. Given that Boult was a close friend of Holst and asked by him to lead the premier I have no doubt that Boult had a special and personal affinity for the music.
Robert C. Lang
I find the music uninspiring?? maybe it is a good audiophile type of disc?
Lot's of contrasts and dynamics.
****maybe it is a good audiophile type of disc***
Holt's "The Planets" has been immensely popular with classical music lovers since it's debut more than 90 years ago long before the advent of the "audiophile". Heck it has shown far more endurance than even Pluto was able to muster as a "planet". That's staying power that's nothing short of celestial.
Robert C. Lang
I do not own one version any longer, I've just heard it too often, and I have absolutely no desire to hear it soon.
My real point was that there is so much more important music that
SACD does not serve well compared to "The planets" which they are already
many versions on SACD.
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You find yourself coming back to music you got tired of 25 or 30 years back, even longer. I have come to a new appreciation of Tchaikovsky, in particular, that way. (Late in my high school years I was a fan of Schoenberg. Webern, etc. and looked down my nose at "Romantic" music, esp. Tchaikovsky.) Same for the Beethoven symphonies. The Brahms symphonies, however, which I listened to way too much back when I was a teenager, remain pretty much a closed chapter. Can't stand 'em. I quit listening to "The Planets" about the year 1980, but with the EMI SACD on its way from Japan I am committed to giving it another chance. I had all the Boult versions on Lp that were available, and still recall buying one of them at the downtown Detroit J. L. Hudson department store. I was maybe 12 years old at the time. Funny the things you remember.
Ha!
Hey Jazz1 I didn't know that the unregistered "jazz1j" was, in fact, you and not Jazz1 Jr.-:), especially this time of day.
I know (and appreciate) very well about how you feel about "The Planets"
Robert C. Lang
I agree. This is a fabulous disc and sports terrific sonics. Chandos has improved their house sound over the last couple of years.
Cheers,
Rembrandt
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