One of the best, interpretations/performances/ of this symphony I've seen. The filming and editing are superb. Hats off to the crew that put this together ... damn... Big thumbs up.
For anyone wondering about the choir, the score for this piece explicitly states in writing, "The Chorus is to be placed in an adjoining room, the door of which is to be left open until the last bar of the piece, when it is to be slowly and silently closed. The Chorus, the door, and any sub-conductors that may be found necessary, are to be well screened from the audience."
Our Sarasota Symphony Orchestra directed by Anu Tali, from Croatia, did a very similar arrangement, the choir was behind the stage partition, and out of sight. The sound was spectacular. The best performance in my five years in Sarasota.
I think I blinked twice! And coughed in the appropriate places. I had it on full volume, no care for the neighbours, they need an education anyway. Thank you
Well of coiurse NOW Pluto has been "de-legitimized" as being one of this solar system's planets. They found it wasn't big enough to be a planet or something.
Pluto was demoted to a dwarf-planet because it didn't meet 1/3 of the criteria. In order to be deemed a planet the celestial body must 1. Orbit around the sun, 2. Have enough gravity to be pulled into a semi-spherical shape, and 3. Have their orbital path be clear of other celestial bodies. The third criteria is where Pluto falls short because every once in a while, Pluto grazes with Neptune's orbital path and Pluto shares her orbit path with other asteroids in the Kupier Belt as well. Astronomers could hypothetically excuse that one thing to grant Pluto planet-hood again, but if they did that then they'd have to grant planet hood to the other Dwarf Planets in the Kupier Belt and Ceres (dwarf planet in the Astroid Belt). (dwarf planets are planets that meet the first two criteria but not the third).
Sonam, it almost feels like instant-replay in a NFL American football when the officials analyze a play in slow & stop motion for a few minutes to decide what happened. Pluto seemed just fine until our instrumentation exceeded our nostalgia. It seems like double jeopardy on the gravity issue, having to get up, pull yourself together, and then while orbiting, have enough gravity to mug all the nearby neighbors until no one's left in the vicinity. In any case, you wrote an excellent answer as to what happened to Pluto's reputation as a planet. It's probably unaware we're calling it a dwarf planet, or even that we're paying attention. Meanwhile, we have this terrific suite, magnificently rendered, to listen to. Peace!
You guys know that Pluto is a song in this suite? (except it wasn't written by Gustav Holst, but by a man named Collin Mathews in 2000 who knew relatives from the Holst family)
Funny enough- the children’s show, Bluey is what brought me to this. They played Jupiter in an episode and each time I watch it with my daughter, it makes me cry.
Even though my son didn't need tissues during that one (like you, I did), the music must have hit him the same way somehow. He asks to listen to Holst in the car now.❤
Omg, seriously ? My 2 year old grandson loves Bluey...I have to search for an episode with this music....after all my grandson is partially Polish and this’s a wonderful performance by Polish musicians ❤.
From what I've heard, Lucas wanted to just use classical music instead of a real soundtrack (a la 2001). Spielberg talked him into letting Williams write one for the movie. It really shouldn't be a surprise that he borrowed so heavily from this piece.
Just got back home from listening to his performed by the Seattle Symphony... absolutely magical... I fell in love with the suite when I played timpani for it in high school and have always wanted to experience it live. 17 years later that dream came true. And my soon-to-be born son apparently loved it, too, as he was kicking away from the first crescendo of Mars to the beautiful fading away of Neptune.
One of the best versions of "The Planets" I've ever heard , so magnificent, good recording , you can listen every thing , the tempo exactly acording to the each of the planets, specially "Saturn" , this masterpiece was the starting point and the inspiration to John Williams to write the "Star war" and to think that was written more than one hundred years ago. Great Conductor and great Orchestra.BRAVISSIMO!.
marcelouz1 There is striking similarities in Mars and John Williams Star Wars main theme. In fact, I believe he was accused of plagiarism by some. I think that’s a bit of a stretch, but the influence is certainly worn shamelessly upon that soundtrack’s “sleeve”.. I agree, though, this version is stunning. Jupiter almost brings me to tears. ✌🏼
@@nikolademitri731 There are a lot of similarities between this and many other soundtracks overall. I sometimes hear a little bit of Conan the Barbarian too and some others, I try to remember.
Neptune is about 9 and 1/2 minutes. I can't find another recording that slow, and I absolutely love this extremely thoughtful, meditative effect. I want to hear more from this conductor. Does anyone have more information about him?
Hi, thanks for kind words! Maciej Tarnowski was the Assistant Conductor to Jacek Kaspszyk at the Warsaw Philharmonic, for more updates on his artistic activity, please visit: maciejtarnowski.eu/
Chelsea I’m not sure if our friend here is one of them, but there was actually a group of conspiracy theorists who didn’t believe that the Steven Hawking we all knew so many years after his ALS diagnosis, was actually Steven Hawking, and that the “real” Hawking had died years earlier. At any rate, it doesn’t matter anymore, as the one and only Hawking that there ever was, is now gone. RIP
It's like a piece of heaven tucked into chaos. The whole piece was written to surround this one, cherished moment. A flower in bloom. A sunset. The birth of a child. Making love. This music is AMAZING!!!
2022: From San Francisco CA. Thanks UA-cam! “JUPITER”! This was Princess Diana’s Favorite! We wish orchestras could perform more often in the future this superb piece. It is a deeply heart felt composition each time you listen!
For anyone not in the know, the section of 'Jupiter' from 25:43 was borrowed and used as a hymn tune; 'I vow to thee my country'. Not sung very often as a solo, as Holst exceeds the normal human vocal range!
This is a lovely performance. Saw the L.A. Philharmonic perform "The Planets" some years back, the choir suddenly became visible thru huge, wispy curtains behind the orchestra for "Neptune"; here, the choir is hidden per Holst's instructions in the score. I loved this rendition as well as the L.A. Phil's, and also enjoy Karajan's version with the Berlin Phil. One of my favorite classical pieces - so colorful, so many textures, the orchestration is just stunning. Holst was magnificent.
i used to love jurassic park as a child and after watching it i would beg my dad that i could listen to this . it sort of gave me the image of the dinosaurs flourishing then being wiped out and then coming back to cause havoc . ahh nostalgia
This absolutely is (In My Humble Opinion) the very BEST live performance of this work that I have ever heard! To absolutnie (według mojej skromnej opinii) NAJLEPSZE wykonanie tego utworu na żywo, jakie kiedykolwiek słyszałem! Bravi!!!!!
@@miamimike9144 I will listen again with close scrutiny to the trombones (That was my instrument in conservatory prior to my conducting major). Which movement in particular or are you saying in general?
Very few Symphonic pieces figure the Euphonium, but good old Gustav Holst was a Brass player and knew when and where to use the power of this remarkable instrument.
Of all the orchestras I listen to and enjoy, Filharmonia Narodowa is at the top of my favourite list. Someday I might be fortunate enough to attend one of the live performances.
Very great! :) The Planets is my favourite work by Holst. But it´s so sad, that the orchestra had no bassoboe. The solo-part in Saturn with the bassoboe at the beginning is so typical for this movement. But a very nice orchestra!
Does anybody know where the choir is? Do they remain hidden? I've watched two different live performances on UA-cam and I couldn't spot the choir in either of them. I even feared that the organist was playing a sampler until I saw the choir in the closing credits of this performance. I have been to a live symphony performance (with bonus visual presentation and narration of each planet in person by Prof. Brian Cox), and the choir appeared in the choir stalls. Actually that live performance was the first time I'd heard Neptune. I'd never made it past Uranus when listening as that was (at the time) my least favourite movement. I have since grown to love the whole symphony, but I was thrilled at being unfamiliar with Neptune for what was my first ever live symphony orchestra performance! Prof. Cox's talk, stunning imagery from the space probes, the beauty of the Neptune movement, topped of with the surprise appearance of the choir at the end.
+Scott Keene The score specifies that the female choir has to be in a separate room . As the music vanishes at the end the door of that room has to be slowly closed.
+stylusfantasticus Thank you! So the performance I saw simply didn't follow the directions in the score. I guess having a famous physicist give an audio-visual presentation on the changes in our knowledge of each planet in the intervening 100 years since the symphony was written was also not called for in the score so I'll forgive them. :)
@@ScottKeene70 Yeah, the version you mentioned was interesting because it introduced the audience to some interesting scientific concepts. What did you learn from Prof Cox’s lecture?
Really love his composition of the planets and it is still amazing years after Holst's passing. However, imagine the sadness it must have filled him when all his other composition could never match up to his 1 composition.
Fantastic performance of a brilliant masterpiece ... notice how the composition and tempo reflects the direct and retrograde phases of the planets, espec. in the case of "Mercury". It's a shame Holst, a passionate student of Sanskrit poetry and astrology, never wrote adjoining movements for the Sun (Aditya), Moon (Shashi) and Moon's node (Rahu/Ketu)!
It is almost automatic, performances from this orchestra are almost uniformly outstanding. I'm adding my two-bits worth for the contribution from the choir - perhaps the best I've ever heard both for balance and perspective. Don't know where they were but my guess is in one of the organ chambers. Dpending on the layout of the organ, one of the chambers has the best potential for placing the choir - provided there's room of course, and often this would be a problem. In which case, guess #2 would be backstage, with the doors to the stage possibly open. Whatever, the result was perfect.
Excelente apresentação, impecável! Gosto de ouvir, deixando como fundo, enquanto realizo algum trabalho no PC. É relaxante, espetacular. Assim se pode curtir e acompanhar todas as nuances que se apresentam no seu desenrolar. E quanto mais se ouve, mais envolvente e empolgante se torna. Torna-se viciante, inspirador e sinto falta quando não está sendo executado. Gravação cuidadosa de alta qualidade, imagem e som. Bravíssimo!
Wonderfull, a masterpiece which started a new age at the begining of the XX cetntury .Great composition of Gustav Holst which served the inspiration to other composers to the sound tracks of the 70th and 80th like "Star wars". excelent "tempo".
Thank you so much for making this available on youtube! Absolutely amazing. While I love this whole symphony, especially Mars; Jupiter is eye watering. I always come back to it. Fitting that it is for the most superb and round of planets.
*HIGHLIGHTS* *0:35* The beginning of this magnificent suite has an ominous atmosphere, World War lll is upon us, the sky is a sinister red, it's a bleak, dystopian, and hopeless world. In the distance, hundreds of soldiers march in lockstep towards their enemies, ready to fight for their nation. *4:59* The entire world erupts into full scale war. Machine guns firing relentlessly, tanks patrolling the cities, dogfights in the air, countless casualties. It's a horrific spectacle. *15:39* One of the most soothing moments in all of music. After society has rebuilt itself following the catastrophic war, all creatures great and small and all of humankind can now rest in peace. *19:05* In anticipation of a great celebration held by the king of the gods (Jupiter), Mercury, the winged messenger, leaves notes telling of the great news on the doorsteps of the townsfolk. The louder the piece becomes, the more people receive the news.
Thanks to the camera people for showing the bassoons! Too many videos with prominent bassoon parts and the camera focuses on a different section. #bassoonsrule
Fabulous. I head passages/aspects that I had not heard before. Kudos to Tarnowski for his excellent score study. This performance does the Brits proud.
Title : The Planets . 1: Mars , the bringer of wars 🦹🏼♀️⚡️🔥🌪☄️💥☠️. 2: Venus , the bringer of peace 🌺🌸🌼🌻🌳🧘🏼♀️. 3:mercury , the winged of mesager 🧚🏼♀️🧚🏻🌈💫👼🏼. 4:Jupiter , the bringer of jollity 🦅🐬🐋✨🌟🌬. 5:Saturn , the bringer of old age 🧝♀️🍃🌴🌾🥀. 6: Uranus , the magician 🤡👳🏻♀️🧙🏻♀️🧞♀️🎩🤹🏻🎆🔮. 7: Neptune , the mystic 👥🧜🏼♀️🧜🏾♀️🧜🏻🧜🏼🧜🏻♂️🌊🐳🐟. Last one ; plutot ⚪️. The sun ☀️ and the moon 🌙. The end .
I love this suite. Fond memories of playing Gustav Holst's "The Planets: Jupiter". Very long, exhausting, energetic, and technically difficult piece to play
Wonderful performance of this Holst Classic. I know this sounds trite, but I am so glad to see the conductor in white tie and tails. I don't get the new norm of the orchestra wearing white tie and tails why the conductor gets to wear black silk pajamas. Anyway, Bravo guys, you are great!!!
Everything about this ensemble is pristine; from their outfits, to the custom music stands, to the matching music folders, not to mention their professional stage mannerisms! Gosh, for a time, I think they prohibited the guys from wearing their earrings, but don't quote me on that! 😉
I just listened to the 1977 Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia recording and, despite the incredibly technical accuracy of that ensemble, I find this more human (even its small blemishes make lend excitement to the performance).
It is somewhat intriguing to observe the performance of a composition, redolent of the British Empire's hegemonic culture and its self-righteous arrogance, under the baton of a conductor hailing from a nation distinct from England, and executed by an orchestra also originating from outside the English domain.
Боже, как красиво!. - Не могла оторваться! Особенно понравилось, что вы показывали какой это инструмент играет в данный момент! - Было очень интересно!.
30 years after leaving the professional music world (yep, call me jealous looser for having had a serious accident...) I'm crawling through performances.Already 30 years ago anyone wanted to augment teenagers only, in preference teenage girls for feminism.But it seems that in the end that sound of the orchestra is better with having also experienced musicians.But in the end, should I really believe that classical musician is considered a women only club.Like the idea today of teaching.I think the orchestral balance is good, but I always thought that due to different processing patters in each gender (though PET scans show that the brain structure of both go into the opposing pattern) makes it interesting to have both genders.I know why elder board members prefer "young meat" in the front row.It's a failure in policy and a total advertising flop which public to reach for music that demands high discipline and permanent training.Remark: Equality means both equal.BUt in anything quality talent and discipline is rare, it's worse in the "capitalist" (oligarchy and incorporation of non-free participants in the free market aren't free market with free competition, thus not capitalism, asocial is asocial not capitalism) world which burries itself. Forget the "team player" myth, in Berlin two violinist speak to each other outside of the repetition quasi by lawyer only, but professionalism is the reason it sounds good together, no a topper party.
Each of Filharmonia Narodowa's performances never dissapoint me. I always listen to the real song and listen to these performances and it sounds a lot better than the real version. Sound quality is excellent, as well as the orchestra themselves. They play with enthusiasm and play magnificently. The songs sounds better than the original piece. You all have never disappointed me and continue on playing strong sounding songs. Bravo!
I think a lot of people use the word "song" when they might mean "melody". But it's no biggie, and perhaps people should be more kind. Not everyone knows specific terms in music, even in their own language. Happy for your thoughts.
Venus doesn’t get much of a mention in the comments but is my favourite. It always brings me to tears since hearing it very soon after the death of a young friend in a car crash nearly 39 years ago. However, all seven are exquisite.
I'm sorry but I must "disagree". She puts me in tears (literally) EVERY time at 15:20. After 38 years of listening to this, that part gets me EVERY time.
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One of the best, interpretations/performances/ of this symphony I've seen. The filming and editing are superb. Hats off to the crew that put this together ... damn... Big thumbs up.
Beautiful!!!!
Yes; imagine how good it would sound on blu-ray without the UA-cam compression!!
It's not a symphony, it's a suite... But yes, it's good. 😊
Music From: Star Wars, The Matrix, Gone with the Wind, 2001, Braveheart ~ Basically #Hollywood stole all this music.
For anyone wondering about the choir, the score for this piece explicitly states in writing, "The Chorus is to be placed in an adjoining room, the door of which is to be left open until the last bar of the piece, when it is to be slowly and silently closed. The Chorus, the door, and any sub-conductors that may be found necessary, are to be well screened from the audience."
Well said sir. Shame about Brexit eh?
thanks for explaining... I head this masterpiece just in records,, that's my 1st time seeing 'live' ( or so,,lol)
Our Sarasota Symphony Orchestra directed by Anu Tali, from Croatia, did a very similar arrangement, the choir was behind the stage partition, and out of sight. The sound was spectacular. The best performance in my five years in Sarasota.
I'm not used to hearing the chorus audible to the very end - nice visual touch fixed on the conductor.
Makes it really mysterious
I think I blinked twice! And coughed in the appropriate places. I had it on full volume, no care for the neighbours, they need an education anyway. Thank you
Pluto was discovered about 15 years too late.
I guess it all worked out in the end.
Well of coiurse NOW Pluto has been "de-legitimized" as being one of this solar system's planets. They found it wasn't big enough to be a planet or something.
Pluto was demoted to a dwarf-planet because it didn't meet 1/3 of the criteria. In order to be deemed a planet the celestial body must 1. Orbit around the sun, 2. Have enough gravity to be pulled into a semi-spherical shape, and 3. Have their orbital path be clear of other celestial bodies.
The third criteria is where Pluto falls short because every once in a while, Pluto grazes with Neptune's orbital path and Pluto shares her orbit path with other asteroids in the Kupier Belt as well. Astronomers could hypothetically excuse that one thing to grant Pluto planet-hood again, but if they did that then they'd have to grant planet hood to the other Dwarf Planets in the Kupier Belt and Ceres (dwarf planet in the Astroid Belt). (dwarf planets are planets that meet the first two criteria but not the third).
If Pluto was a planet we'd have between... 14-20 planets.
Sonam, it almost feels like instant-replay in a NFL American football when the officials analyze a play in slow & stop motion for a few minutes to decide what happened. Pluto seemed just fine until our instrumentation exceeded our nostalgia. It seems like double jeopardy on the gravity issue, having to get up, pull yourself together, and then while orbiting, have enough gravity to mug all the nearby neighbors until no one's left in the vicinity. In any case, you wrote an excellent answer as to what happened to Pluto's reputation as a planet. It's probably unaware we're calling it a dwarf planet, or even that we're paying attention. Meanwhile, we have this terrific suite, magnificently rendered, to listen to. Peace!
You guys know that Pluto is a song in this suite? (except it wasn't written by Gustav Holst, but by a man named Collin Mathews in 2000 who knew relatives from the Holst family)
Funny enough- the children’s show, Bluey is what brought me to this. They played Jupiter in an episode and each time I watch it with my daughter, it makes me cry.
Even though my son didn't need tissues during that one (like you, I did), the music must have hit him the same way somehow. He asks to listen to Holst in the car now.❤
Omg, seriously ? My 2 year old grandson loves Bluey...I have to search for an episode with this music....after all my grandson is partially Polish and this’s a wonderful performance by Polish musicians ❤.
Exactly the same for me
Am I the only one to hear Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Last of Mohicans, Titanic and other movies themes here?
Now I can see where John Willians took the inspiration for composing the Star Wars soundtrack.
and E.T , INDIANA JONES , SUPERMAN you can hear parts off "the planets" throughout most his big movie tracks
Frank Zappa too.
From what I've heard, Lucas wanted to just use classical music instead of a real soundtrack (a la 2001). Spielberg talked him into letting Williams write one for the movie. It really shouldn't be a surprise that he borrowed so heavily from this piece.
Just thought of that myself.
Just got back home from listening to his performed by the Seattle Symphony... absolutely magical... I fell in love with the suite when I played timpani for it in high school and have always wanted to experience it live. 17 years later that dream came true. And my soon-to-be born son apparently loved it, too, as he was kicking away from the first crescendo of Mars to the beautiful fading away of Neptune.
Jupiter is so beautiful that i want to cry :'(
One of the best versions of "The Planets" I've ever heard , so magnificent, good recording , you can listen every thing , the tempo exactly acording to the each of the planets, specially "Saturn" , this masterpiece was the starting point and the inspiration to John Williams to write the "Star war" and to think that was written more than one hundred years ago. Great Conductor and great Orchestra.BRAVISSIMO!.
marcelouz1 i
Neptune is so much slower than most other recordings... It's perfect.
marcelouz1 There is striking similarities in Mars and John Williams Star Wars main theme. In fact, I believe he was accused of plagiarism by some. I think that’s a bit of a stretch, but the influence is certainly worn shamelessly upon that soundtrack’s “sleeve”..
I agree, though, this version is stunning. Jupiter almost brings me to tears. ✌🏼
@@nikolademitri731 There are a lot of similarities between this and many other soundtracks overall. I sometimes hear a little bit of Conan the Barbarian too and some others, I try to remember.
Flawless. Hearkens back to an old LP I had forty years ago. Never heard it played so fluidly, ever. EXCELSIOR!
Neptune is about 9 and 1/2 minutes. I can't find another recording that slow, and I absolutely love this extremely thoughtful, meditative effect. I want to hear more from this conductor. Does anyone have more information about him?
Hi, thanks for kind words! Maciej Tarnowski was the Assistant Conductor to Jacek Kaspszyk at the Warsaw Philharmonic, for more updates on his artistic activity, please visit: maciejtarnowski.eu/
Yes, I noted that as well! Very very slow. The tempo is in the written score but this conductor deliberately slows it down and it's really lovely.
The music director looks like a young Stephen Hawking.
But he's ALIVE unlike Hawking!
Steve Burru but Stephen Hawking is alive?
I'm guessing it's been a long time since Hawking has been able to stand that long.
Well...Stephen's dead now...long live the king!
Chelsea I’m not sure if our friend here is one of them, but there was actually a group of conspiracy theorists who didn’t believe that the Steven Hawking we all knew so many years after his ALS diagnosis, was actually Steven Hawking, and that the “real” Hawking had died years earlier. At any rate, it doesn’t matter anymore, as the one and only Hawking that there ever was, is now gone. RIP
Great expressive details. It was like really hearing this work for the first time.
P.S. On this evidence alone, this orchestra should be invited by the BBC to take part in its Proms annual
music festival in the UK.
25:43 is absolute masterpiece
Thaxted
It's like a piece of heaven tucked into chaos. The whole piece was written to surround this one, cherished moment. A flower in bloom. A sunset. The birth of a child. Making love. This music is AMAZING!!!
'The Rugby Union World Cup' theme music.. 'The World in Union'
2022: From San Francisco CA. Thanks UA-cam!
“JUPITER”! This was Princess Diana’s Favorite! We wish orchestras could perform more often in the future this superb piece. It is a deeply heart felt composition each time you listen!
For anyone not in the know, the section of 'Jupiter' from 25:43 was borrowed and used as a hymn tune; 'I vow to thee my country'. Not sung very often as a solo, as Holst exceeds the normal human vocal range!
Magnificent! Thank you so much for posting this masterful performance of this great Gustav Holst masterpiece! My personal favorite!
hi booty
37:49 gets me every time. My favourite moment from The Planets. Quiet, serene and profound. Like waking up in another world
Mars 0:35
Venus 8:13
Mercury 17:57
Jupiter 22:33
Saturn 31:20
Uranus 41:11
Neptune 47:08
You're a hero thank you!!
It's in the description. But thanks
@@juliaceleste3952 it's for mobile viewers who can't use the description
Why I vow to thee my country Is separade ?
Mars and Jupiter will always be my favorites.
Saturn really grew on me. It's fantastic.
@@TheClassicalSauce Saturn and Neptune are the best 👍
Me too. The epic ones 🔥
@@TheClassicalSauce yes!
@TheClassicalSauce Honestly, Uranus is by far my favourite, Uranus is definitely a Underrated movement
This is a lovely performance. Saw the L.A. Philharmonic perform "The Planets" some years back, the choir suddenly became visible thru huge, wispy curtains behind the orchestra for "Neptune"; here, the choir is hidden per Holst's instructions in the score. I loved this rendition as well as the L.A. Phil's, and also enjoy Karajan's version with the Berlin Phil. One of my favorite classical pieces - so colorful, so many textures, the orchestration is just stunning. Holst was magnificent.
i used to love jurassic park as a child and after watching it i would beg my dad that i could listen to this . it sort of gave me the image of the dinosaurs flourishing then being wiped out and then coming back to cause havoc . ahh nostalgia
Yes, Completely!
I can't believe this piece was so popular that we decided to create our own planets after it...
4:59 when there is 10 seconds left on your test
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HAHAHA gold
wayne conover LMAO
Haha 😂😂😂
After reading this, I started 30 seconds prior to it and didn't get it, but as soon as it hit 4:59, I just started laughing.
Ja wiem po polsku, I love this!
Absolutely love Mars the Bringer of War, I would have loved being there to experience it being played live
Hahaha 2 sets of timpani whens the last time you saw that?
Check out Carl Nielsen's 4th symphony if you like seeing two sets of timpani at work.
+Jacob Kilby Berlioz even uses 6 or so timpani sets in his requiem.
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, featuring a timpani solo.
Last week at my high school all county performance...
This absolutely is (In My Humble Opinion) the very BEST live performance of this work that I have ever heard!
To absolutnie (według mojej skromnej opinii) NAJLEPSZE wykonanie tego utworu na żywo, jakie kiedykolwiek słyszałem!
Bravi!!!!!
The trombone section is suspect. I beg to differ.
@@miamimike9144 I will listen again with close scrutiny to the trombones (That was my instrument in conservatory prior to my conducting major). Which movement in particular or are you saying in general?
Very few Symphonic pieces figure the Euphonium, but good old Gustav Holst was a Brass player and knew when and where to use the power of this remarkable instrument.
Stop reading the comments, and enjoy the music!
lol
Of all the orchestras I listen to and enjoy, Filharmonia Narodowa is at the top of my favourite list. Someday I might be fortunate enough to attend one of the live performances.
In Neptune: the Mystic, where are the voices coming from? I can't seem to locate a choir...
Usually the choir is offstage.
when I saw it live, they were in the middle of the balconies. Very surprising, at first I couldn't spot them. It was haunting.
Thank you Filharmonia Narodowa. I am extremely grateful that you have made this masterpiece available
Very great! :) The Planets is my favourite work by Holst. But it´s so sad, that the orchestra had no bassoboe. The solo-part in Saturn with the bassoboe at the beginning is so typical for this movement. But a very nice orchestra!
Maximilian Geier
In stead of bassoboe, could find bass clarinet at the moment with pleasure.
There is definitely a cor anglais there which I believe is what you are referring to,
Wonderful. I just discovered this orchestra and am in love. What is the piccolo player and the woman next to him smiling about at 28:42?
Does anybody know where the choir is? Do they remain hidden? I've watched two different live performances on UA-cam and I couldn't spot the choir in either of them. I even feared that the organist was playing a sampler until I saw the choir in the closing credits of this performance. I have been to a live symphony performance (with bonus visual presentation and narration of each planet in person by Prof. Brian Cox), and the choir appeared in the choir stalls.
Actually that live performance was the first time I'd heard Neptune. I'd never made it past Uranus when listening as that was (at the time) my least favourite movement. I have since grown to love the whole symphony, but I was thrilled at being unfamiliar with Neptune for what was my first ever live symphony orchestra performance! Prof. Cox's talk, stunning imagery from the space probes, the beauty of the Neptune movement, topped of with the surprise appearance of the choir at the end.
+Scott Keene The score specifies that the female choir has to be in a separate room . As the music vanishes at the end the door of that room has to be slowly closed.
+stylusfantasticus Thank you! So the performance I saw simply didn't follow the directions in the score. I guess having a famous physicist give an audio-visual presentation on the changes in our knowledge of each planet in the intervening 100 years since the symphony was written was also not called for in the score so I'll forgive them. :)
@@ScottKeene70 Yeah, the version you mentioned was interesting because it introduced the audience to some interesting scientific concepts. What did you learn from Prof Cox’s lecture?
This Orchestra is from out of this world.
Worlds apart from other's.
I'm not sure which movement is my favorite. Maybe "The Imperial March", or "Luke's Theme", or perhaps "Leia's Theme". lol
Really love his composition of the planets and it is still amazing years after Holst's passing. However, imagine the sadness it must have filled him when all his other composition could never match up to his 1 composition.
Holst wrote a number of masterpieces. Popularity/familiarity is not a measure of greatness.
Fantastic performance of a brilliant masterpiece ... notice how the composition and tempo reflects the direct and retrograde phases of the planets, espec. in the case of "Mercury". It's a shame Holst, a passionate student of Sanskrit poetry and astrology, never wrote adjoining movements for the Sun (Aditya), Moon (Shashi) and Moon's node (Rahu/Ketu)!
Mars is the most powerful song
To the planets
Gaming Master my most favorite one
Tom Stables what's your favorite song of the planets mine is Jupiter or Mars
Gaming Master mars bringer of war
Tom Stables I have a tie between Jupiter and Mars of 1st place
It is almost automatic, performances from this orchestra are almost uniformly outstanding. I'm adding my two-bits worth for the contribution from the choir - perhaps the best I've ever heard both for balance and perspective. Don't know where they were but my guess is in one of the organ chambers. Dpending on the layout of the organ, one of the chambers has the best potential for placing the choir - provided there's room of course, and often this would be a problem. In which case, guess #2 would be backstage, with the doors to the stage possibly open. Whatever, the result was perfect.
DO NOT WATCH IF YOU LOVE STAR WARS!!!!!!! lol:) great preformance!
Love the piccolo player just subtly grooving at 23:36
Excelente apresentação, impecável! Gosto de ouvir, deixando como fundo, enquanto realizo algum trabalho no PC. É relaxante, espetacular. Assim se pode curtir e acompanhar todas as nuances que se apresentam no seu desenrolar. E quanto mais se ouve, mais envolvente e empolgante se torna. Torna-se viciante, inspirador e sinto falta quando não está sendo executado. Gravação cuidadosa de alta qualidade, imagem e som. Bravíssimo!
Polecono mi te kompozycję, w ramach "zapoznania" z muzyką poważną. Świetny strzał, jestem zachwycony. Szczególnie Marsem, Jowiszem
Muzyką klasyczną...
Wonderfull, a masterpiece which started a new age at the begining of the XX cetntury .Great composition of Gustav Holst which served the inspiration to other composers to the sound tracks of the 70th and 80th like "Star wars". excelent "tempo".
Gustav Holst - The Rock Star of Classical Music!
Thank you so much for making this available on youtube! Absolutely amazing. While I love this whole symphony, especially Mars; Jupiter is eye watering. I always come back to it. Fitting that it is for the most superb and round of planets.
*HIGHLIGHTS*
*0:35*
The beginning of this magnificent suite has an ominous atmosphere, World War lll is upon us, the sky is a sinister red, it's a bleak, dystopian, and hopeless world.
In the distance, hundreds of soldiers march in lockstep towards their enemies, ready to fight for their nation.
*4:59*
The entire world erupts into full scale war. Machine guns firing relentlessly, tanks patrolling the cities, dogfights in the air, countless casualties. It's a horrific spectacle.
*15:39*
One of the most soothing moments in all of music. After society has rebuilt itself following the catastrophic war, all creatures great and small and all of humankind can now rest in peace.
*19:05*
In anticipation of a great celebration held by the king of the gods (Jupiter), Mercury, the winged messenger, leaves notes telling of the great news on the doorsteps of the townsfolk. The louder the piece becomes, the more people receive the news.
That oboe player has such great tone
Thanks to the camera people for showing the bassoons! Too many videos with prominent bassoon parts and the camera focuses on a different section. #bassoonsrule
the intro to this is on my dark classical playlist
One of the best performances of the Suite and a truly magical 'Neptune'. Bravo!
Very enjoyable. I live 15 miles from Cheltenham and this has motivated me to visit the Holst museaum there tomorrow.
: ADORO ESA MUSICA ,LA ESCUCHO A DIARIO,SIEMPRE ES NUEVA
I LOVE THIS MUSIC, I LISTEN TO IT EVERYDAY, IT'S ALWAYS NEW
This orchestra has an outstanding woodwind section. Beautifully played. :)
I didn´t know that Woody Allen, was a philarmonic director!
So what is your Astrological sign. Mine is Gemini so that communicative, fast paced, anxious Mercury.
Fabulous. I head passages/aspects that I had not heard before. Kudos to Tarnowski for his excellent score study. This performance does the Brits proud.
Saturn was the favorite of Holst
I'm partial to Jupiter - they're all enjoyable for sure .. but Jupiter gets me man
Neptune is my absolute favorite
Yes, for me too.
Im a Mars kinda guy because of the climax, especially the build up to the climax.
No performance is as wonderful and amazing and impressed as this paramount performance
From
A corner of Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun🇯🇵㊗️
When Jupiter starts everyone smiles 😂❤️
My teacher made me listen to this
And it is so good
One of the best performance of this suite that I've heard. Fantastic.
JRGJRG cdser
Agreed. James Levine and Chicago Symphony Orchestra's recording of this Suite is my favorite, and this is pretty close.
This is actually a great, great performance and recording! Thanks for sharing, very nice!
Title : The Planets .
1: Mars , the bringer of wars 🦹🏼♀️⚡️🔥🌪☄️💥☠️.
2: Venus , the bringer of peace 🌺🌸🌼🌻🌳🧘🏼♀️.
3:mercury , the winged of mesager 🧚🏼♀️🧚🏻🌈💫👼🏼.
4:Jupiter , the bringer of jollity 🦅🐬🐋✨🌟🌬.
5:Saturn , the bringer of old age 🧝♀️🍃🌴🌾🥀.
6: Uranus , the magician 🤡👳🏻♀️🧙🏻♀️🧞♀️🎩🤹🏻🎆🔮.
7: Neptune , the mystic 👥🧜🏼♀️🧜🏾♀️🧜🏻🧜🏼🧜🏻♂️🌊🐳🐟.
Last one ; plutot ⚪️. The sun ☀️ and the moon 🌙.
The end .
Oups I’m forgot earth 🌎.
LOL !
Uranus and Neptune are my favorite parts
I like Uranus too ;)
Jupiter is the best one.
I love this suite. Fond memories of playing Gustav Holst's "The Planets: Jupiter". Very long, exhausting, energetic, and technically difficult piece to play
A truly magical work. Beautiful choir for Neptune.
My favorite part at 24:17. LOVE it!!!
The Director looks so young!
And wearing clothes that look two sizes too big.
So did the Conducter
The planets is my luxury tranqulizer
Wonderful performance of this Holst Classic. I know this sounds trite, but I am so glad to see the conductor in white tie and tails. I don't get the new norm of the orchestra wearing white tie and tails why the conductor gets to wear black silk pajamas. Anyway, Bravo guys, you are great!!!
Everything about this ensemble is pristine; from their outfits, to the custom music stands, to the matching music folders, not to mention their professional stage mannerisms! Gosh, for a time, I think they prohibited the guys from wearing their earrings, but don't quote me on that! 😉
I agree. And I find the dressing down or fashion experiments of some orchestras (such as l'Orchestre de Paris) ridiculous.
Never gets old I listen to it at least 5 times a week!
I just listened to the 1977 Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia recording and, despite the incredibly technical accuracy of that ensemble, I find this more human (even its small blemishes make lend excitement to the performance).
It is somewhat intriguing to observe the performance of a composition, redolent of the British Empire's hegemonic culture and its self-righteous arrogance, under the baton of a conductor hailing from a nation distinct from England, and executed by an orchestra also originating from outside the English domain.
A truly brilliant performance, i watch this many times throughout the years and will do so forever.
Jupiter on 25:43 will always be my favorite... Beautiful...
I know I have heard this but with lyrics and at a Catholic Mass
@@MaryLopez-ms1cx Three days hymn? (:
@@TotteThorsen I found it! O God beyond All Praising | Arr. Richard Proulx
I haven't listened to all of them yet, but so far, I think Venus is my favorite.
Боже, как красиво!. - Не могла оторваться! Особенно понравилось, что вы показывали какой это инструмент играет в данный момент! - Было очень интересно!.
Waow. This is classical music on steroïds. I love it.
Jupiter alwas sounds to me like a music from the wild west movie. It's so entertaining piece. I'm not surprised Yes used some parts in "The Prophet"
Guys, what a great performance. Well done!
Underrated but my favorite is Venus
saturn sounds like what a soldier's day in World war 2 would be like
30 years after leaving the professional music world (yep, call me jealous looser for having had a serious accident...) I'm crawling through performances.Already 30 years ago anyone wanted to augment teenagers only, in preference teenage girls for feminism.But it seems that in the end that sound of the orchestra is better with having also experienced musicians.But in the end, should I really believe that classical musician is considered a women only club.Like the idea today of teaching.I think the orchestral balance is good, but I always thought that due to different processing patters in each gender (though PET scans show that the brain structure of both go into the opposing pattern) makes it interesting to have both genders.I know why elder board members prefer "young meat" in the front row.It's a failure in policy and a total advertising flop which public to reach for music that demands high discipline and permanent training.Remark: Equality means both equal.BUt in anything quality talent and discipline is rare, it's worse in the "capitalist" (oligarchy and incorporation of non-free participants in the free market aren't free market with free competition, thus not capitalism, asocial is asocial not capitalism) world which burries itself. Forget the "team player" myth, in Berlin two violinist speak to each other outside of the repetition quasi by lawyer only, but professionalism is the reason it sounds good together, no a topper party.
Great to see Jurgen Klopp and Claudio Ranieri in the trumpet section!
Mars is a blast to play. Played the piece in High school
on the Drums were you ?
@@MrDaiseymay No Tuba and Trombone
Mars it's when the bolero was drafted into the army.
Full suit is excellent but Jupiter jollity is my favourite
Fajna muzyczka👍
Each of Filharmonia Narodowa's performances never dissapoint me. I always listen to the real song and listen to these performances and it sounds a lot better than the real version. Sound quality is excellent, as well as the orchestra themselves. They play with enthusiasm and play magnificently. The songs sounds better than the original piece. You all have never disappointed me and continue on playing strong sounding songs. Bravo!
You are seriously making comments about 'songs?' What singing exactly are you listening to for god's sake???
Andrew Palframan I apologize about that. I wasn’t really thinking when I made the comment.
I think a lot of people use the word "song" when they might mean "melody". But it's no biggie, and perhaps people should be more kind. Not everyone knows specific terms in music, even in their own language. Happy for your thoughts.
25:42
Moves me to tears at times.
I can play this part
nice euphonium!
14:25 That cellist can caress my heart and soul with that beautiful sound any time! 👏 Filharmonia Narodowa, I love you guys! 💖💖💖
Venus doesn’t get much of a mention in the comments but is my favourite. It always brings me to tears since hearing it very soon after the death of a young friend in a car crash nearly 39 years ago. However, all seven are exquisite.
I'm sorry but I must "disagree". She puts me in tears (literally) EVERY time at 15:20. After 38 years of listening to this, that part gets me EVERY time.
This piece inspired a lot of movie-sound tracks... some folks call it even plagiarism ;)