Varese: Arcana/Holst: The Planets
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The current issue of Schwann Opus lists over 40 versions of Gustav Holst's singular masterpiece The Planets. This is but another version, except that the disc companion is a quirky and alchemic Arcana (1927) of Varése. It is a peculiar lead-in to The Planets, mostly because of its atonal statements. But Varése and Holst were near-contemporaries, and these works almost parallel one another. One is atonal and abrasive; the other is colorful and dynamic. The Planets is very much controlled; Arcana gives the appearance of being improvisational where it obviously is not. Slatkin's take on both these works is quite good. --Paul Cook
Varese: Arcana/Holst: The Planets, Music, Gustav Holst, Edgard Varese, Leonard Slatkin, Ronald Corp, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Christopher Warren-Green, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, Classical, Classical Music, Orchestral, Suite for Orchestra
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Varese: Arcana/Holst: The Planets
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ASIN: B000003G9Y
Release Date: 1997-07-15 |
Tracks:
- Arcana
- The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, The Bringer of War
- The Planets, Op. 32: Venus, The Bringer of Peace
- The Planets, Op. 32: Mercury, The Winged Messenger
- The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity
- The Planets, Op. 32: Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age
- The Planets, Op. 32: Uranus, The Magician
- The Planets, Op. 32: Neptune, The Mystic
Amazon.com
The current issue of Schwann Opus lists over 40 versions of Gustav Holst's singular masterpiece The Planets. This is but another version, except that the disc companion is a quirky and alchemic Arcana (1927) of Varése. It is a peculiar lead-in to The Planets, mostly because of its atonal statements. But Varése and Holst were near-contemporaries, and these works almost parallel one another. One is atonal and abrasive; the other is colorful and dynamic. The Planets is very much controlled; Arcana gives the appearance of being improvisational where it obviously is not. Slatkin's take on both these works is quite good. --Paul Cook
Customer Reviews:
CD Review.......2007-04-13
This was in new condition at a great price. I was very pleased!
A Hybrid That's Not For Everyone.......2001-12-03
As a lover of both mainstream and avante-garde music, I purchased this particular treatment of "The Planets" expressly because "Arcana" was the companion piece. Slatkin and The Philharmonia do complete justice to both, with ample fire, majesty, and ethereal quality where called for in Holst's grand work.
Bottom line: if you don't know Varese, or aren't a fan of avante-garde, you'll probably want to steer clear of this coupling in favor of a more traditional marriage.
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