Nostradamus, the sixteenth-century mystic and prophet, made many startling predictions, as most surely know--predictions that some believe came true with astounding regularity, even though many were made centuries before the forecast events occurred. One of his more esoteric and apocalyptic ones was that, "[I]n 1999 a king will come out of the sky and Mars will emerge the victor." Pretty scary stuff. Maybe we won't have to worry about Y2K. Listening to "Mars, The Bringer of War," the opening movement of The Planets, one ...
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Nostradamus, the sixteenth-century mystic and prophet, made many startling predictions, as most surely know--predictions that some believe came true with astounding regularity, even though many were made centuries before the forecast events occurred. One of his more esoteric and apocalyptic ones was that, "[I]n 1999 a king will come out of the sky and Mars will emerge the victor." Pretty scary stuff. Maybe we won't have to worry about Y2K. Listening to "Mars, The Bringer of War," the opening movement of The Planets, one hears a veritable musical Armageddon in this re-release from 1997. I have never heard such a savage performance of this music. Never. This recording, originally from 1961, often features playing that exudes wanton power and warlike character, voraciously intent upon gobbling up all obstacles in its sonic quest to register on some nearby Richter scale.But there is excitement aplenty in all this power, not just decibel-laden bluster: details emerge cleanly; rhythms are emphatic and...
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Add this copy of Holst: the Planets / Elgar: Enigma Variations to cart. $4.94, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Indust. of San Diego rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by London.
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Fair. The item still plays but everything else is worse for wear. All playing surfaces are visually inspected and should function as intended, regardless of listed condition. Access codes included with used items should not be expected to work.
