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Also on this disc is the extraordinary performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations by Pierre Monteux and the London Symphony Orchestra from 1958. Karajan's 1961 Planets with the Vienna Philharmonic begins with a somewhat manic Mars.
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Holst: The Planets/Boult. This is the last of Adrian Boult’s umpteen recordings of The Planets, and while it isn’t the most disciplined (“Mars” in particular is not always together), it’s certainly the best recorded and a very powerful interpretation. Perhaps the most noteworthy feature is the extremely fast tempo for “Neptune ...
Elgar: Enigma Variations / Holst:The Planets Album by London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan 22 songs - 1996 Start Station Play Album
Elgar's Enigma Variations were recorded several times during Sir Adrian's long, successful music career, as with Holst's Planet Suite and each of the Vaughan Williams nine Symphonies. To my ears, only the Monteux LSO recording of the Elgar dares reach as high and wide and handsome as Boult with the London Philharmonic in stereo.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of "The Planets / Enigma Variations" on Discogs. ... Wiener Philharmoniker, Holst*, Elgar*, Pierre Monteux, ...
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