Instead of leaping into music theory or the work of composers, today’s puzzle shines the light on the pieces themselves. Not the performers, but the play. The shapes and bits that dwell on sheet music ...

In this short piano piece, an intimate song without words ... Zachary Woolfe is the classical music critic of The Times.

As a text accompanying one of their early releases states, the quartet “uses gut strings and historically accurate bows and ...

Kreisleriana is a set of eight solo piano pieces dedicated to Chopin and inspired by a character from stories by German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Schumann regarded Kreisleriana as one of ...

Lyric Pieces is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano that were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 (Op. 12) to 1901 (Op. 71). The collection includes several of Grieg’s best known ...

Peter Oundjian always seems to have a story, some little anecdote about each piece of music he programs for the Colorado ...

Routinely called a "musician's musician," the pianist had an atypical career that even he called mysterious. He spent it ...

If you want to beat exam stress, look no further than some of the most relaxing classical music to calm your nerves and get you ready to take on the academic challenges that lie ahead. Clair de lune ...

The Proms 2025 are nearly upon; the First Night is July 18. You may wish to visit the Royal Albert Hall and sample the ...