In ancient Roman religion Mars was the god of war. Holst composed this piece in anticipation of the outbreak of World War One ...

“The enormity of the universe revealed by science cannot readily be grasped by the human brain, but the music of ‘The Planets’ enables the mind to acquire some comprehension of the vastness of space ...

Morning Edition's series One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs focuses on musicians or bands whose careers are defined by a single monster hit, and explains why their catalogs have much more to offer.

Spring is a season for colors and thanks to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra some of them were audible. The HSO continued its 2016-2017 Masterworks Series in the Belding Theater, at The Bushnell Friday ...

One hundred years ago, a symphonic blockbuster was born in London. The Planets, by Gustav Holst, premiered on this date in 1918. The seven-movement suite, depicting planets from our solar system, has ...

Gustav Holst’s The Planets is one of the most beloved pieces of classical music. The Houston Symphony teamed up with NASA planetary scientists and filmmaker Duncan Copp to create a live performance of ...

Here & Now music opinionator Fran Hoepfner joins host Peter O'Dowd to discuss why Gustav Holst's "The Planets" is the perfect piece right now to explore places far, far away. The seven-movement ...

Conductor Elim Chan joins the San Francisco Symphony October 26–28 for performances of Gustav Holst’s The Planets at Davies Symphony Hall. Chan replaces conductor Daniel Harding, who has withdrawn ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. To mark the anniversary, we've ...

Our solar system is the subject of composer Gustav Holst's The Planets, which premiered 100 years ago on Sept. 29, 1918. To mark the anniversary, we've enlisted two experts to guide us on an ...