Holst: The Planets Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Phiharmoniker
Album info
Album-Release:
2006
HRA-Release:
03.03.2014
Label: Warner Classics International
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Artist: Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Phiharmoniker
Composer: Gustav Holst
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
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- Gustav Holst (1874–1934): The Planets Op.32 (Suite for large orchestra)
- 1 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War 07:25
- 2 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace 08:59
- 3 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger 04:02
- 4 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 08:02
- 5 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 09:35
- 6 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician 06:04
- 7 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic 07:02
- Colin Matthews (b.1946): Pluto, the Renewer
- 8 Matthews: Pluto, The Renewer 06:16
- Kaija Saariaho (b.1952): Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
- 9 Saariaho: Asteroid 4179 - Toutatis 04:36
- Matthias Pinscher (b.1971): Towards Osiris
- 10 Pintscher: Towards Osiris 07:56
- Mark-Anthony Turnage (b.1960): Ceres
- 11 Turnage: Ceres 06:40
- Brett Dean (b.1961): Komarov's Fall
- 12 Dean: Komarov's Fall 07:49
Info for Holst: The Planets
Is it chance or serendipity that Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic timed their new recording of Holst's The Planets to coincide with the current astronomical upheaval? Though Holst learned of the discovery of Pluto four years before he died, it probably did not occur to him to add another movement, especially since the work's last section, 'Neptune, the Mystic,' ends in an other-worldly, ethereal fade-out, enhanced by an off-stage wordless women's chorus. He would have been surprised by the latest development in Pluto's status, but undoubtedly pleased that his ultimately incomplete Suite-- which had become more popular than he had expected or thought it deserved--had inspired another British composer, Colin Matthews, to write a successful companion piece, 'Pluto, the Renewer,' in 2000. Moreover, the Berlin Philharmonic added to Holst's galaxy by commissioning four composers to write a movement each for a Suite called 'Asteroids.' This is its premiere recording.
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Robin Gritton, Chorus master (for this production)
Simon Halsey, Chief conductor
Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Recorded at Philharmonie, Berlin 2006
Engineered by Mike Clements
Produced by Stephen Johns
No biography found.
Booklet for Holst: The Planets