Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Regarded as a masterful interpretation since its appearance in 1987, Charles Dutoit's award-winning recording of Gustav Holst's The Planets deserves all the praise it has received from fans and critics alike. Dutoit takes the Montréal Symphony Orchestra through the work's seven astrological movements with spot-on accuracy and determined drive, so the musicians stay alert and their energy never flags throughout this dazzling tone poem. "Mars, the Bringer of War," is naturally the test of any orchestra's mettle, and the machine-like rhythms and savagely dissonant fanfares are executed with devastating force and penetrating color. "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," sets a completely different mood, and the orchestra displays some of its softest and most ethereal timbres here. "Mercury, the Winged Messenger," is a fleet scherzo that shows off the woodwinds' dexterity, and "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," is an ebullient study of the orchestral palette, which sounds robust and full in this responsive digital recording. The darker movements that follow -- "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age"; "Uranus, the Magician"; and "Neptune, the Mystic" -- present challenges that only a subtle conductor and an acute orchestra can meet, and Dutoit and the MSO convey their increasingly mysterious moods with remarkably controlled and nuanced playing. There are many recordings of The Planets that have appeared since this disc's release and that offer it as an audiophile showpiece, particularly in SACD formats with amazing multichannel surround-sound. However, this fairly early digital recording holds its own place, and listeners who want a great performance with really good reproduction can appreciate this disc without worrying about its standing among later, state-of-the-art recordings. Highly recommended.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
The Planets, Op. 32 (Gustav Holst)
Gustav Holst, Composer - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer, Author - Charles Dutoit, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Myers, Producer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Le Choeur des Femmes de L'Orchestre de Montréal, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Regarded as a masterful interpretation since its appearance in 1987, Charles Dutoit's award-winning recording of Gustav Holst's The Planets deserves all the praise it has received from fans and critics alike. Dutoit takes the Montréal Symphony Orchestra through the work's seven astrological movements with spot-on accuracy and determined drive, so the musicians stay alert and their energy never flags throughout this dazzling tone poem. "Mars, the Bringer of War," is naturally the test of any orchestra's mettle, and the machine-like rhythms and savagely dissonant fanfares are executed with devastating force and penetrating color. "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," sets a completely different mood, and the orchestra displays some of its softest and most ethereal timbres here. "Mercury, the Winged Messenger," is a fleet scherzo that shows off the woodwinds' dexterity, and "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," is an ebullient study of the orchestral palette, which sounds robust and full in this responsive digital recording. The darker movements that follow -- "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age"; "Uranus, the Magician"; and "Neptune, the Mystic" -- present challenges that only a subtle conductor and an acute orchestra can meet, and Dutoit and the MSO convey their increasingly mysterious moods with remarkably controlled and nuanced playing. There are many recordings of The Planets that have appeared since this disc's release and that offer it as an audiophile showpiece, particularly in SACD formats with amazing multichannel surround-sound. However, this fairly early digital recording holds its own place, and listeners who want a great performance with really good reproduction can appreciate this disc without worrying about its standing among later, state-of-the-art recordings. Highly recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:51
- Main artists: Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Charles Dutoit
- Composer: Gustav Holst
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 1987 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.