Not only do we underestimate Holst’s signature work, Sir Andrew Davis tells John von Rhein, but there’s so much more to discover... Read the article Gustav von Holst’s ... During the First World War, ...

Gustav Holst was a British composer ... In ancient Roman religion Mars was the god of war. Holst composed this piece in anticipation of the outbreak of World War One. It’s a march but an unusual ...

Gustav Holst’s The ... it was a coincidence that Holst finished sketching the first movement, ‘Mars, the Bringer of War’, just before the First World War broke out. As the composer’s ...