Our Classical Century ... of World War II which changed society irrevocably, as had the Great War before it. Beginning with music reflecting the pomp of a Coronation, here are five pieces of ...

And yet, as Alberga explains in her recent BBC Radio 3 documentary A History of Black Classical Music, there are references to black musicians in Europe going all the way back to the 12th century.

From Billy Joel’s inability to resist a good Beethoven melody to Lady Gaga’s sampling of rhapsodic violin solos, here are the greatest examples of classical samples in pop ... and use various Italian ...

As elsewhere, Cho plays with remarkable sensitivity and easily meets the music ... Great Famine’s presence in “The Hunger.” In this new, mesmerizing work — named for Hibernia, the ...

Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756–1791) was arguably the most gifted musician in the history of classical music. His inspiration is often described as 'divine', but he worked ...

Graham Dickie/The New York Times Supported by By Zachary Woolfe One of the most interesting and satisfying concerts of the classical music season ... part an accident of history.