Spinning Today (Classical version)

[MartinT]

Wonderful, Tom. The Requiem is a piece that really gets to me, one of my favourite late 20th century works. Almost terrifying if you listen at a good volume with the lights off. Kubrick couldn't have chosen anything else for the finale of 2001.

[.mus]

Nowt wrong with camomile tea - you have more brain cells left after it than if you open the booze.

Indeed, and I need to be kind to the ones that stuck with me through my, er, headier years

The Requiem is a piece that really gets to me ... Almost terrifying if you listen at a good volume with the lights off. Kubrick couldn't have chosen anything else for the finale of 2001.

Absolutely. I do rather enjoy terrifying music

[MartinT]

Holst - The Planets, Karajan, BPO, DG [vinyl]



I just had time for one more this morning, and I'm so glad I did. Karajan gets it perfect, impossibly sweet strings mixed with incredibly raspy brass (but the organ is almost missing in action). Stereo perspective is very wide but depth a little lacking, in keeping with other 1980s DG digital recordings. The performance and sonics have huge impact and it goes right to the top of my list.

Can any of my remaining recordings topple it?

[jandl100]

Time to fess up, Martin.

Exactly how many recordings of The Planets have you got?

Have you got this one? -->

[jandl100]

And have you heard the earlier Karajan on Decca?

[MartinT]

I found the Tomita on vinyl in Japan and it's winging its way to me right now!

I have another 2 on vinyl, 1 on CD, 1 on SACD and 1 on DVD-A to go

EDIT: no, I haven't heard the earlier Karajan.

[jandl100]

Lessee --

I've got Levine / Chicago / DG and Karajan / Vienna Phil / Decca and the Tomita on CD.

I'll see if I can get the Karajan DG - Yup! - just picked it up for 1p plus P&P from Amazon Market Place.

Have you tried other music by Holst, Martin?

I can thoroughly recommend this - some wonderful music and great sq!

[MartinT]

I have his Choral Symphony and Fugal Concerto with various other pieces which I haven't played in a while. Will dig them out after the Planets-fest.

[.mus]

I have another 2 on vinyl, 1 on CD, 1 on SACD and 1 on DVD-A to go

Planets-fest indeed!

This afternoon, some recently salvaged Schubert LPs.

[Rare Bird]

Time to fess up, Martin.

Exactly how many recordings of The Planets have you got?

Have you got this one? -->

Have you got Tomita's 'Pictures At An Exhibition' ? it's amusing especially the ''Chickens Hatching'' bit