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Culture March 15, 2019 Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!) The pianist’s new album, c. 1300–c. 2000, gives a listener a lesson in seven centuries of ...
August 22 holds a special place in history, marking a day of remarkable achievements and significant events that have shaped ...
Out of history’s monumentally difficult times has risen beautiful, powerful and hopeful works of art. Here’s a look back on some of the pieces that have stuck with CapRadio’s Kevin Doherty most.
Basically, classical music is what you might call "art music", though even that term is misleading, implying, as it does, the serious as opposed to the popular. Of course it's serious.
Hattie Butterworth, editor of Gramophone’s sister publication Opera Now, has made her feelings known on the subject more than once. “People do care that women are mentioned, when we talk about the ...
Not just one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of any man in history. It’s a ...
From Mirabai and Carnatic vocalists to Hindi film playback singers and Ragmala paintings, there are visible shifts what ...
But as I'd go back to my practice room and work on age-old rhythms from West Africa, India, and beyond, I asked an obvious question: Where was the history of these kinds of music in my class? I ...