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Title: The worst "Planets" I've ever heard
Review: Disregard the review by Mr.Majeska. This is the worst "Planets" I've ever heard and I've heard about 25 or so in my day. I don't like Maazel's Mars the most. It just isn't played very well by the French orchestra and Maazel's interpretation is just about as awful. I think to have a successfull suite Mar's just has to be good and no such luck here. The rest of the suite was kind of mediocre but not near as bad as "Mars" was. Maazel is a good conductor but just isn't in this particular instance. There are so many versions of the "Planets" that you don't need to mess with this one. Try Karajan's DG version from 1981 (Mr.Majeska is completely and totally wrong in his comments about it. It's the best version out there). You might give Levine, Dutoit, and Gardiner a try too. Sorry but this version of the "Planets" is a non-starter.
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