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Holst’s ‘The Planets’ Was a Hit, and a Team Effort

Classical Music Day, Nora (1891-1985) Holst, Gustav Lasker, Vally (1885-1978) The Planets (Musical Work)

Holst’s ‘The Planets’ Was a Hit, and a Team Effort

Gustav Holst composed “The Planets” with crucial help from others. Firsthand accounts and the score reflect how collaborative its creation was.

By Hugh Morris

Review: The Philharmonic Feasts on ‘The Planets’

Bridges, J'Nai Classical Music Gustav Holst Ligeti, Gyorgy New York Philharmonic Perry, Julia (1924-79) Slobodeniouk, Dima Stabat Mater (Musical Work) The Planets (Musical Work)

Review: The Philharmonic Feasts on ‘The Planets’

Under Dima Slobodeniouk, the orchestra played works by Holst and Ligeti and, for the first time, Julia Perry’s somber “Stabat Mater.”

By Zachary Woolfe