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Holst's second movement brings us to "Venus: The Bringer of Peace." The planet is named after the goddess of love. "Venus is not a loving place at all," our astronomer Hammel notes. "It's a hellish ...

Gustav Holst’s The Planets (1914–16) has inspired countless sci-fi film scores and has long been a favourite of audiences at the BBC Proms. Ahead of its return this year, here’s a quick orbit around ...

Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony show how the British composer Gustav Holst used music to paint a picture of calm and peace in his piece Venus, from The Planets.

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 ...