One of the earliest orchestral compositions by Johannes Brahms is his Serenade No. 2, composed at the age of 26. As there are no violins in the score, the strings have a darker and heavier sound, but ...

Mainstream audio and video streaming services don’t offer much for classical music lovers. Fortunately, we've rounded up the best platforms dedicated to the chamber, opera, and orchestral art forms ...

Playing classical music to your child while they’re still in the womb can stimulate development, new research suggests. Music has long been a way for expectant parents to connect with their unborn ...

While the staff at American Songwriter loves pop music, country, rap, rock, classic rock, and just about every other style of music there is in the world, part of that also means that we love ...

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, ...

When people think of classical music, things such as concert halls, theaters, or 18th-century lore come to mind. However, this genre, perfected by the likes of Beethoven and Mozart, has inspired ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs,” a Kurt Weill rarity and a new take on Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” are among the highlights. By The New York Times ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Works by Philip Glass and Bohuslav Martinu, as well as performances by Daniil Trifonov and Jonas Kaufmann, are among the highlights. Munich ...