In the 1982 movie Fitzcarraldo, a white-suited Klaus Kinski, playing a 19th-century rubber baron, steams down a Peruvian river, blasting Caruso on his gramophone toward the damp, dark rain forest and ...

Over the course of nearly 40 years and more than 100 works, Haydn took the symphony into totally new territory. Let Nicholas ...

For years, classical music fans have been left behind in the streaming revolution. Finding particular works and recordings has been hit or miss on the major platforms, which were basically built to ...

Hans Otte’s “Book of Sounds,” Jan Lisiecki’s fresh take on Mozart piano concertos and the works of an overlooked composer are ...

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Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

A new All Classical Portland initiative plans to address issues of diversity in the classical world by producing high-quality recordings of music by composers from historically marginalized ...

Listening to classical music is a bit different from listening to modern pop music. The music is built differently—most recordings aren’t performed by their composers, and there’s rarely one ...

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, ...

If you’ve ever tried to get into classical music, but gotten too bored or distracted, it’s not your fault. Classical music works differently than popular music, and it’s much easier to appreciate when ...

Photo The Gryphon Trio have been praised for their exquisite playing. They will perform as the Maui Classical Musical festival returns May 16-25. Courtesy photo The Gryphon Trio have been widely ...