Disc Module
Disc Details
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| Title: |
The Planets |
| Ensemble: |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Choir |
| Label Name: |
EMI |
| Catalogue Number: |
359382-2 |
| Recording Year: |
2006 |
| Conductor: |
Sir Simon Rattle |
Contents
Reviews
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Kaija Saariaho, celebrating the asteroid Toutatis and its complex orbit, uses evocative textures and woodwind repetitions in ostinato patterns, much in line with Holst's technique.
Edward Greenfield, Gramophone, 01 October 2006
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Kaija Saariaho's otherworldly tone poem about Toutatis, the asteroid that passes closest to Earth, is outstanding.
Peter Culshaw, Observer Music Monthly, 01 August 2006
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