To say we were spoilt for choice in choosing 10 classical recordings from 2025 for your Christmas stocking would be putting ...

Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights. Seong-Jin Cho, piano (Deutsche Grammophon) Seong-Jin ...

If you’re a classical music lover, there’s excellent news. You no longer need an app to listen to Apple Music Classical. The ...

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time. A 30-minute symphony can drag on if you don't know what to listen for. Music director Robert Franz shares four tips to help you feel ...

For many listeners, classical music conjures up images of old men in powdered wigs, ballerinas in swan-like tutus, perhaps even a season or two of Bridgerton. The origins of classical music are rooted ...

On a sunny day just after the summer solstice in Perugia, Italy, and two months before his death in 1992, John Cage was seated in the medieval city hall explaining to an indignant woman how to listen ...

This is the second in a series of posts about appreciating classical music. Catch up on where the series began here and follow up on the next post here When I was a teenager, my music tastes were ...

In 2009, Smithsonian Folkways assumed stewardship of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, a pioneering series of more than 100 field recordings from around the world. First out of the vault is ...

The lack of variety on most radio Christmas music stations and playlists can leave even the most devoted Christmas-carol-lover eventually craving a silent night. Fortunately, AccuRadio, the 100% free, ...

"A Mass for the Endangered" and "The Lost Birds" - both albums designed to draw attention the the affects of climate change on the animals of planet earth. Music and nature share an inseparable bond.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto, a collection of Copland works conducted by Copland and a program of songs by Black composers are among the highlights.