Any Audiophile recording of The Planets?

Ditto Texasdave, I saw MSO perform this piece when lived in Montreal for a couple or wonderful years and this particular recording captures all the energy, sonics and excellent musicianship of this fine and often overlooked orchestra and performance. The bass from the organ pedals on Uranus will snuff out a candle at 3 ft. Charles Dutoit and MSO IMHO are only second to BSO (my home town).

My only version is the Sir Colin Davis and LSO,recorded in '02'.It is the only one I have heard but it sounds ok on my set-up.This is a cd.Is there another on cd which is clearly better?

My .02 goes to Dutoit and OSM too. Tremendous bass pedal on Saturn. Shakes the room.

The chorus at the end is among the best finales of this piece. And it should be not be rushed, after all the planets take their time; the ponderous tempo of this version emphasizes the mass and mystery of these objects.

Dutoit's version sounds like space, as Holst intended.

I'm not knowledgeable enough about classical to have my opinion taken as anything more than that, but I'll throw in here that my favorite among the versions I own, for both sound and performance, is Boult with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Vienna Academy Chorus on Westminster Natural Balance stereo LP [WST 14067], though I don't know what year this was recorded, seems like probably early 60's.

The Telarc/ASO rcording is superb. Has excellent string tone (not spotlit like many) and balance. Awesome.