Holst, Zubin Mehta, The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra – The Planets

Title: Holst, Zubin Mehta, The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - The Planets
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Classical, Orchestral Suite, Los Angeles, California 8/26
Matrix #: CS 6734
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great, some very light marks (CC) | Members: Gustav H (74' - 34'), Zubin M (36' - Alive), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (1919 - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Holst suffered from neuritis in his right arm, a painful condition that limited his keyboard playing and helped push him toward trombone, teaching, and orchestration instead.
2. Studio Lore: Mehta’s Los Angeles Philharmonic recording became one of the famous 70s hi-fi versions of The Planets, prized for huge orchestral scale and the eerie offstage women’s chorus in “Neptune.”
3. Fun Fact: Holst was inspired by astrology more than astronomy; each movement is really a character study, which is why Earth is missing from the suite entirely.

11.4.23 KG 6/23/2026 CC  8/11/2026 CC