{"product_id":"karajan-holst-planets-vpc","title":"Herbert von Karajan — Holst: The Planets [180g Vinyl LP · Stereo]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHerbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic — Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 [180g Vinyl LP · Stereo]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album Reissue, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e VPC85011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8719039000272\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl Passion Classical \/ Sound Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis Edition Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 September 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stereo LP reissue on Vinyl Passion Classical, pressed at Record Industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustav Holst's \u003cem\u003eThe Planets\u003c\/em\u003e is the most widely recorded English orchestral work of the twentieth century — seven movements, one for each of the astrologically personified planets (Earth is conspicuously absent, Pluto not yet discovered). Holst drew on eastern mysticism, astrological archetypes and pre-war English musical expansiveness to produce a suite that has since cast a long shadow over film and game scoring in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarajan's Vienna Philharmonic recording has long been regarded as one of the definitive readings: the opening bass ostinato of \u003cstrong\u003eMars, The Bringer Of War\u003c\/strong\u003e famously locks into Holst's 5\/4 tattoo; \u003cstrong\u003eVenus, The Bringer Of Peace\u003c\/strong\u003e is held with glassy stillness; \u003cstrong\u003eJupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity\u003c\/strong\u003e contains the \"Thaxted\" hymn theme that became \u003cem\u003eI Vow To Thee, My Country\u003c\/em\u003e; and the suite closes on the female wordless chorus fading into silence across \u003cstrong\u003eNeptune, The Mystic\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is a Vinyl Passion Classical \/ Sound Factory LP reissue, pressed at Record Industry in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMars, The Bringer Of War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus, The Bringer Of Peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercury, The Winged Messenger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaturn, The Bringer Of Old Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUranus, The Magician\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeptune, The Mystic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbert von Karajan — Conductor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVienna Philharmonic — Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGustav Holst — Composer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReissue on Vinyl Passion Classical \/ Sound Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Record Industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Passion Classical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57800873214339,"sku":"VPC85011","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/HerbertvonKarajanHolstThePlanets.webp?v=1776444383","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/karajan-holst-planets-vpc","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}