Most would agree that Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was Denmark's greatest symphonist after Carl Nielsen and Rued Langgaard. So it's something of an occasion that the three chamber symphonies from the ...

Music has the power to transcend boundaries and touch the soul. For those seeking a truly immersive musical experience, visiting renowned symphonies worldwide is a must. These symphonies offer a feast ...

Def Leppard announced the release of Drastic Symphonies, an album that presents some of the band’s classic songs as classical pieces. The band has “deconstructed and rebuilt not only some of their ...

They are certainly Classical in construct and development, possessing four movements and the sonata form. While having all of the fingers and toes of their Haydn and Mozart cousins, Beethoven's first ...

At first glance, you might think Beethoven’s Wig 4 – Dance Along Symphonies CD ($11.99) is for parents who thought their babies would be geniuses if they were exposed to Mozart in utero. It’s actually ...

I’m a recent convert to Bach keyboard music played on harpsichord, having recently immersed myself in the Erato box set containing Zuzana Růžičková’s Bach recordings made in the 1970s. Her preferred ...

French Baroque Music – Music by Leclair, Lalande, Couperin, Rameau Jean-François Paillard (Erato) I’m a little suspicious of orchestras named after their conductors, though it was recently pointed out ...

Classical music’s blessing is also its curse: you’ve simply got to pay it attention. Plus: No wonder Rossini was an Olympics hit – he invented disco ...

“Necroclassical”. Now, there’s a musical genre that I can safely say I’ve never heard before. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that it’s a new genre for many of you as well as it’s a term coined by ...

Our Hey Ladies: Being a Woman Musician Today series continues with NPR Music classical producer Tom Huizenga's new interview with classical violinist Lara St. John. St. John has been accused of using ...