Posted by Leland on March 22, 2002 at 01:51:44:
In Reply to: were to look for planets cd? posted by Zach on March 21, 2002 at 20:52:40:
I'm not trying to start this debate again, but --
If there's any way possible to get it, there was a CD available only as included with Vol. V, Number 1 of BBC Music Magazine that is performed by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier. It's also mentioned as the first recording from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on July 13, 1996.
There are very few markings on this CD, and I don't know where my copy of the magazine ran off to. Still, compared to the few other recordings of The Planets that I have (including the one you're asking about, with Bobo and Johnson), this one is easily the best, in terms of recording quality, engineering, and ensemble sound. It's a rarity, and I wish it was more widely available.