Are Steinberg's tempi in the "Planets" really fast? The at least one hears again and again or you read it in some book reviews. Compared with other versions that is certainly true also. But what few people know: Holst himself was even faster! Steinberg takes 46 Minutes, Holst in his ancient recording from 1926 'creates' it but even under 41 minutes !! Solely at Uranus Steinberg is faster than Holst himself Incredibly, was:. This recording is probably the composer's intentions nor the next. And along the way you get then also an electrifying Zarathustra, has ever recorded with probably the best organ chord at the end of the intro. Who ever wants to compare in advance: Steinberg takes almost exactly half an hour for the Strauss. So here again in record time, but while it sounds rushed anyway at any point. On the contrary, I was never caught up in this piece so. The CD is the way filled to the brim by 76 minutes, which is so far can not be said of all CD's, regardless of which label.
