Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...

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Best classical music for meditation: from Hildegard von Bingen to John Cage, we recommend six pieces that will aid serenity ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in ...

Thinking outside the canon, and finding the gritty and the beautiful, within it. By Joshua Barone and Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim JOSHUA BARONE Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical ...

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, ...