Planets
With Richard Baker. When Hoist wrote The Planets, Pluto had yet to be discovered. For him therefore,
Neptune represented the outer limit of imaginable experience. For the ancients, the god Neptune reigned over the mysteries of the ocean. With music including:
Hoist Neptune (The Planets)
Royal Philharmonic/Andre Previn Bax Nereid Eric Parkin (piano)
Szymanowski The Isle of Sirens (Metopes) Martin Roscoe (piano) Rameau Dances from "Nais'
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, conductor Nicholas McGegan
SOUNDING THE CENTURY