Holst: Planets (The) / Delius: Over the Hills and Far Away

Featuring

Adrian Leaper
David Lloyd-Jones
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra of Opera North
Gustav Holst
Frederick Delius

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Recording & Production

The NAXOS SELECTION edition, which includes this album, is designed with straightforward color coding on the cover graphics to help identify different musical genres.

Performer Biography

Adrian Leaper conducts the CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) on this recording.

Recording & Production

This album is part of the NAXOS SELECTION edition, which features state-of-the-art, all-digital recordings of classical music milestones.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' is an astrologically-inspired suite that is described as visionary, sumptuous, and even radical.

Compositional Technique

In 'The Planets', Gustav Holst combined late Romantic and Impressionistic musical styles with the rhythmic energy of Igor Stravinsky, resulting in a powerful orchestral work.