Holst - The Planets; Egdon Heath, Op. 47

Description: Genre: Classical - Orchestral / Audio CD released 2001-06-25 at Apex / Disc #1 Tracklisting 1 The Planets, Op.32 - Su ... more

Holst - The Planets; Egdon Heath, Op. 47 ... Suite For Large Orchestra: Mars, The Bringer Of War: Allegro
2 The Planets, Op.32 - Suite For Large Orchestra: Venus, The Bringer Of Peace: Adagio - Andante - Tempo I
3 The Planets, Op.32 - Suite For Large Orchestra: Mercury, The Winged Messenger: Vivace
4 The Planets, Op.32 - Suite For Large Orchestra: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity: Allegro Giocoso - Andante Maestoso - Tempo I - Lento Maestoso - Presto
5 The Planets, Op.32 - Suite For Large Orchestra: Saturn, The Bringer Of Old Age: Adagio - Andante
6 The Planets, Op.32 - Suite For Large Orchestra: Uranus, The Magician: Allegro - Lento - Largo
7 The Planets, Op.32 - Suite For Large Orchestra: Neptune, The Mystic: Andante - Allegretto
8 Egdon Heath, Op.47: Adagio - Poco Allegro - Andante Maestoso

Newest Review: ... – Andante – Tempo I) As a reflection of the first movement’s horror-filled insistence, the second movement is one of utter ... more

... calm and beauty. Beginning with a gentle French horn melody augmented by more off-beatly lulling woodwinds, the movement unfolds like a lyrical meditation to which the small addition of the glockenspiel brings an eerie sense of a magical lullaby. The strings offer a bit more more sorrowful ideas in their waltz-like swaying choreography, to which the warmth of the woodwind writing brings delicate counterpoint, and even some romantically seductive “love” writing. I particularly like the dreamy harp and glockenspiel el...more

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Holst - The Planets; Egdon Heath, Op. 47: Universal Appeal (2872 words)
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Gustav Holst is probably a composer of whom you have heard of before, but don’t necessarily have a very clear picture of his overall oeuvre. His family was originally of Swedish origin (then called von Holst) who migrated to England in the mid-19th Century. Gustav was then born in Cheltenham in 1874, but had somewhat of a miserable childhood due to being oversensitive, having weak eyesight and suffering from asthma, not to mention neuritis in his hands which hindered his want of learning to play the piano. It was not until the late 1890s that he, after various temp jobs at playing the trombone (since piano playing proved impossible), managed to win an open scholarship at ... Read the complete review