by Gustav Holst, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox · IMP Classics · CD · EAN 5010946689028
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«The Planets» is the orchestral suite by Gustav Holst performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox, on CD for IMP Classics (1988).
Orchestral suite in seven movements inspired by the planets of the solar system and the astrological character Holst attributed to each. Written between 1914 and 1916, it includes energetic passages, evocative atmospheres and the participation of the choir in the final movement.
Digital recording released in the United Kingdom in 1988 as a single CD (reference PCD 890). Featuring the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox, and London Voices.
For classical music listeners interested in 20th-century orchestral suites and the British symphonic repertoire.
