℗ 2019 Reference Recordings
| Released | October 11, 2019 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 22s |
| Record Label | Reference Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | RR-146SACD |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 & The Perfect Fool Suite, Op. 39, H. 150
Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern
Available in 176.4 kHz / 24-bit, 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125
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1.1
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I. Mars, the Bringer of War
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
7:41 | |||
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1.2
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II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
8:19 | |||
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III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
3:54 | |||
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IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
8:23 | |||
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1.5
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V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
9:26 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Uranus, the Magician
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
5:52 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Neptune, the Mystic
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony Chorus; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern; Charles Bruffy |
7:08 | |||
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1.8
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The Perfect Fool Suite, Op. 39, H. 150
Gustav Holst; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
10:39 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Grammy Award, 2020 – Producer Of The Year, Classical
DAVID FROST
Reference Recordings proudly presents Holst's best known and beloved works in an outstanding interpretation from Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony. This release was recorded in the beautiful and acoustically acclaimed Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It was produced by David Frost, six-time winner of the Classical Producer of the Year GRAMMY® award. It was recorded by RRs engineering team, comprised of GRAMMY® winning engineer and Technical Director Keith O. Johnson, and multi-GRAMMY® nominated engineer Sean Martin.
This is the seventh in Reference Recordings series with Kansas City Symphony. Previous albums are Shakespeares Tempest; the Grammy® Award-winning Brittens Orchestra; an Elgar/Vaughan Williams project; Miraculous Metamorphoses; an all-Saint-Saëns album featuring the magnificent Organ Symphony, and the music of contemporary American composer Adam Schoenberg (nominated for two Grammy® Awards).
176.4 kHz / 24-bit, 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Reference Recordings Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.57 -19.66 to -0.22 | -30.96 -39.72 to -25.26 | -26.91 -37.00 to -20.10 | 14 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Mars, the Bringer of War | -2.56 | -27.07 | -23.1 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace | -11.11 | -35.85 | -32.7 | 16 |
| 3 | III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger | -7.72 | -33.55 | -29.7 | 15 |
| 4 | IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity | -3.62 | -26.15 | -22.5 | 14 |
| 5 | V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age | -5.90 | -29.72 | -25.3 | 14 |
| 6 | VI. Uranus, the Magician | -0.22 | -25.26 | -20.1 | 15 |
| 7 | VII. Neptune, the Mystic | -19.66 | -39.72 | -37.0 | 11 |
| 8 | The Perfect Fool Suite, Op. 39, H. 150 | -1.75 | -30.33 | -24.9 | 15 |