The pianist Mitsuko Uchida and the tenor Mark Padmore subtly threaded a program of Beethoven songs and Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.” By Joshua Barone It’s difficult to avoid superlatives when writing ...

A new Brigham Young University study shows that 5-month-old babies can distinguish an upbeat tune, such as “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, from a lineup of gloomier compositions. By age ...

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Brian Wilson's talent had no bounds; hence, it is no surprise that he contributed to these three fairly off-brand tracks.

Composer and conductor Steve Hackman from Chicago hopes to break down barriers between the classical and pop music worlds. It hasn’t been easy.

Freedom in Beethoven’s music takes many, frequently overlapping forms. There is heroic freedom in the Eroica (1803), freedom from political oppression in the Egmont Overture (1810), artistic freedom ...

Piano tutor and Lecturer, Sydney Conservatorium Music, University of Sydney In our series Decoding the music masterpieces, music experts explain key works of classical music. Without question, the ...

What do the remarkably complex songs of the mockingbird have in common with Tuvan throat singing, Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony,” the song “Show Yourself” from Frozen 2, and Kendrick Lamar‘s “Duckworth” ...

Classical music organizations around the world began a major anniversary celebration this fall for Ludwig van Beethoven, born almost 250 years ago in December 1770. The Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, the ...

Not everyone who fell under the spell of David Lowery in the '80s when Camper Van Beethoven were taking college radio by storm came along when he formed Cracker with his childhood friend, guitarist ...

Smokey Robinson just dropped his first album of new material in 14 years, a nine-track collection provocatively titled “Gasms.” At 83, the iconic Motown singer-songwriter says he’s feeling creatively ...