COMPOSERS: Holst/Elgar
LABELS: EMI Studio Plus
WORKS: The Planets; Enigma Variations
PERFORMER: LPO/LSO/Adrian Boult
CATALOGUE NO: COM 7 64748 2 ADD (1979/71)
What a bargain this is - nearly 80 minutes of very good quality sound serving two classic performances from the Seventies. Boult makes all The Planets shine, from a truly threatening Mars to the hushed mysticism of Neptune. His reading of Enigma shows his deep understanding and affinity for the work pointing up so many little felicities that bring these characters to life and all the emotional power of Nimrod and the Finale. Ian Lace
Holst/Elgar
What a bargain this is - nearly 80 minutes of very good quality sound serving two classic performances from the Seventies. Boult makes all The Planets shine, from a truly threatening Mars to the hushed mysticism of Neptune. His reading of Enigma shows his deep understanding and affinity for the work pointing up so many little felicities that bring these characters to life and all the emotional power of Nimrod and the Finale. Ian Lace
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:47 pm