HOLST The Planets / David Atherton, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Gustav Holst (Actor), David Atherton (Actor)

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This lavish visualisation of Gustav Holst's orchestral masterpiece The Planets and Colin Matthews' additional movement Pluto, the Renewer features spectacular images which enhance the symbolic meaning attributed to each planet by the composer. Directed by Rhodri Huw, this memorable audiovisual experience enthralled a massive TV audience with a spellbinding blend of images filmed in many locations around the world (including New Mexico, Arizona and Scandinavia), computer graphics, animatronics and a splendidly atmospheric performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

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Works

Holst: The Planets; Matthews: Pluto, the Redeemer

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Press Reviews

"With the BBC NOW musicians playing as if these were their own lives on the line, the passion and commitment was total...it could hardly have been more alive and compelling." (The Guardian)

"As for the performance, this is not a run-of-the-mill Planets. Atherton recreates the score with both subtlety and aplomb, and with the necessary bravura when called for. It is difficult sometimes to pay too careful attention to the music given the sheer overwhelming beauty of the visual images, but the underpinning is very present, and one comes to a whole new appreciation of Holst's masterpiece by having a visual element. " (Musicweb International)

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales; David Atherton

Production

Company: BBC Worldwide

Television Director: Rhodri Huw

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Disc Information

Catalogue Number: OA0916D

Date of Performance: 2004

Running Time: 59 minutes

Sound: LPCM Stereo

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic

Label: Opus Arte

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