NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester & Krzysztof Urbanski Perform Holst & Williams

Is this music from Star Wars or E.T.? Such questions regularly pop up when sections of the Planets by Gustav Holst are performed. However, it is the other way around: long before the first "talkies" were ever made, British composer Holst created these effective and visionary pieces that have remained popular ever since. For example, Mars, The Bringer Of War, contains music that John Williams recycled with ease 60 years later for his soundtrack to Star Wars. In this concert, Krzysztof Urbanski and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra invite you to compare these works. (Cat. No.: A 055 50993 0000)