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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Well, damn. Clearly, I had more research to do. Born on the edge of the Cotswolds region of England in 1874, Gustav Holst was a composer and raving socialist who had lots of interesting medical ...

It was good to see a full and enthusiastic audience for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Thursday night concert. But in Gustav Holst's The Planets, the experience was compromised by applause after ...

The relationship between physics and music may be seemingly nonexistent to some people. However, the unique partnership between the Department of Physics and the Department of Music for the March 4 ...

The Colorado Symphony is set to illuminate Boettcher Concert Hall this weekend for a three-night performance of Gustav Holst’s existentially gripping masterpiece, The Planets, with principal conductor ...

When conductor Joseph Giunta takes the stage at the Des Moines Civic Center this weekend, his baton will not only be leading the Des Moines Symphony, but bending the motion of the planets themselves.

It was good to see a full and enthusiastic audience for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Thursday night concert. But in Gustav Holst’s The Planets, the experience was compromised by applause after ...