Last week, the Review published an opinion piece titled “Truth Hurts: Classical Music Needs Lizzo.” In the spirit of good fun and productive dialogue, I would like to ask: “Does it?” To begin with, I ...

Classical music has blessed us with timeless musical motifs, many of which have inspired later innovations — like the trill technique in heavy metal and groovy synth-pop beats. So many of the greatest ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Yo-Yo Ma performs on SiriusXM's Symphony Hall hosted by David Srebnik at SiriusXM Washington D.C. Studios on June 25, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty ...

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 ...

The Clavichord needs no introduction to fans of Early Music, and a lengthy one to literally everyone else. Even classical music buffs who have heard of Bach’s works for the “Well-Tempered Clavier” — ...

If you’re anything like us, your hard drive’s - and sub-hard drive’s - most space-devouring items are typically those associated with colossal orchestral sample libraries. For such desktop Mozarts, a ...

Luray caverns in Virginia have been a natural landmark for 50 years. They also hold the world's largest musical instrument, a Stalacpipe organ. In the rolling mountains of northern Virginia. Luray ...