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  Any Audiophile recording of The Planets?
I have Holst/The Planets by DG (Karajan) very good music but not so good sound (early digital recording) Any suggestion for the best sound of The Planets ?
Ulf  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-17-05
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02-17-05   One of the best performances in excellent sound: previn/lso ...   Rushton

02-17-05   Both mfsl and xrcd have recently released it. the mfsl can b ...   Scagneti

02-17-05   Telarc of the atlanta symphonic orchestra dir. by joel levi ...   Jsujo

02-18-05   Buy the boult/lpo on emi--i've heard dozens, and it's my fav ...   Jeffreybehr

02-18-05   I must chime in, because i find boult's planets highly overr ...   Kevziek

02-18-05   Well-- i personally find, on many pieces, the first one i li ...   Avguygeorge

02-18-05   Either tas or stereophile did an article on this about 1 or ...   Philjolet

02-18-05   I have the dutoit and think the performance and sound is exc ...   Rwwear

02-18-05   Harry pearson, in his acerbic way, reviewed a "planets& ...   Elgordo

02-18-05   Sonically the mehta/lapo on decca is generally thought to be ...   Rcprince

02-18-05   This has always been a question on my mind for a number of y ...   Rwd

02-18-05   Years ago on public radio / on sat.am / they would select a ...   Avguygeorge

02-18-05   I think sometimes the tas weighs too much on people's minds. ...   Jsujo

02-18-05   Rwd: i agree with you, the previn is the performance of this ...   Rushton

02-18-05   Are you guys referring to the hmv's mono version of boult's ...   Jsujo

02-19-05   Jsujo, boult made quite a few recordings of planets. in the ...   Rushton

02-23-05   I read a review in stereophile recently claiming the best ve ...   Rwwear

02-27-05   My first choice (i've got several versions) is the one by ch ...   Texasdave

02-27-05   Ditto texasdave, i saw mso perform this piece when lived in ...   Stevecham

07-15-06   my only version is the sir colin davis and lso,recorded in ...   Double4w

07-15-06   My .02 goes to dutoit and osm too. tremendous bass pedal on ...   Stevecham

07-15-06   I'm not knowledgeable enough about classical to have my opin ...   Zaikesman

07-15-06   The telarc/aso rcording is superb. has excellent string tone ...   Bojack

07-16-06   I should mention that i have two pressings of the boult/vien ...   Zaikesman

07-19-06   Not to take this subject on a tangent but try manfred man's ...   Qdrone

07-19-06   Zaikesman: are you a fan of the other dg westminster re-rel ...   Mre2007

07-19-06   Mre2007: i don't buy new classical releases on cd, just some ...   Zaikesman

07-19-06   I like the manfred mann version also.   Rwwear

09-10-08: Mapman
Dutoit-OSM Penguin Classics version on CD is "heavenly".

I can listen to it over and over. Realistic sound quality and wonderful performance. It has it all power, majesty, delicacy, beauty ...a truly great demo recording.

Mapman  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


09-10-08   Avoid: john eliot gardner on dg.   Twoleftears


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