Since you are interested in Holst: The Planets, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RESPIGHI
Church Windows / Brazilian Impressions / Roman Festivals Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] In his fifteenth and final season as Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Lopez-Cobos personified the commitment to excellence, musical knowledge and love of music that has led the CSO into a new era of acclaim. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos 5 & 9 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] "These readings are among the very best of either symphony on record." -Gramophone |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 10 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2004 ] "Yoel Levi is obviously a very fine conductor indeed, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays like heroes... These are performances of the very greatest distinction, backed by a recording of beautiful lucidity. I do urge you to hear them." -Gramophone |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 8 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "...rank this among the better performances of the Eighth on disc, with particular accolades for the ASO who play with surprising confidence." -American Record Guide |
SCHOENBERG
Verklarte Nacht / Pelleas & Melislande Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2002 ] "...an urgent grippingly impulsive performance, all the more compelling for its extremes of dynamic and tempo, within a sternly marshalled overall framework. The Atlanta strings, rich tones, ardently romantic, and hugely disciplined, are well served... |