A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...
A holiday album that cuts through seasonal glut, a late collaboration by Jim McNeely and Helmut Lachenmann’s string quartets are among the highlights.
This is probably the most obvious example of The Beatles being inspired by classical music on this list. This 1966 song from Revolver has a very classical feel, and it was directly inspired by Antonio ...
But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...
It’s one of classical music’s most haunting mysteries... Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony has just two movements, yet it feels complete. Did he mean to stop there? Or leave it behind unfinished?
We chatted with the "Drivetime Classics" host about how he fell in love with classical music, misconceptions about the genre and how it doesn't have to be dusty. Oh, and his other passion: beer.
That said, both Classic FM and the BBC’s Classical Music sister site both consider Bach to be at the top of the classical ...
Find out why a live classical concert changes you completely. Your brain, body, and emotions react differently than you ever ...
Whether Bach, Beethovan, or Mozart, it's widely recognized that classical music can affect a person's mood. Scientists use brainwave measurements and neural imaging techniques to show how Western ...