The Planets – An HD Odyssey
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This event took place on Friday 17 June 2016.
- Friday 17 June 2016
- Basingstoke The Anvil
The Planets – An HD Odyssey
Fri 17 Jun 2016
Basingstoke The Anvil
Need to know
Repertoire
- R. Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra: Opening
- J. Strauss Ii The Blue Danube Waltz
- J.S. Bach Orch. Stokowski Toccata and Fugue
- Beethoven Symphony No.7: Allegretto
- Williams Star Wars: Main Theme
- Holst The Planets
Features
- Robert Ziegler Conductor
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Basingstoke The Anvil
Watch in awe as Holst's beautiful and mystifying suite The Planets is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra while a film created in collaboration with NASA and award-winning producer/director Duncan Copp is shown on a 20-foot screen above the stage.
The multimedia event features the latest high-definition planetary images of NASA’s exploration of the solar system, brought to life in vivid form with the orchestra’s performance of Holst’s The Planets (featuring the City of London Choir in its seventh movement, Neptune: the mystic).
This exciting multi-sensory event is preceded by outstanding pieces of classical music that are synonymous with outer space, such as Strauss II’s Blue Danube Waltz (featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey) and John Williams' iconic Star Wars theme.
Watch a preview on YouTube...
A Conversation with Robert Ziegler
Hear more from conductor Robert Ziegler about Gustav Holst's mystical, large-scale suite and about our collaboration with NASA in The Planets – An HD Odyssey.