Multi-CD surveys devoted to Herbert von Karajan, Pierre Boulez and Steve Reich are among the year’s finest classical-music offerings.

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

The world of classical music has gotten a modern makeover. The Bach Society of Saint Louis has spent 85 years celebrating the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and other classical composers through ...

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Looking for something to pass the time on your morning commute or while you cook dinner? Here are some of our favourite classical music podcasts. Podcasts have become essential audio accompaniments to ...

Check back here each week for the latest feature from Behind the Baton. Or you can play the audio below. A good music conductor strives to get inside the mind of the composer, then conveys the ...

Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" framed the yawning early distance between rock and classical. But as the below gallery of 28 Best Rock/Classical Crossovers shows, things quickly changed. Our list ...

Award-winning classical music broadcaster Sir Humphrey Burton has died at the age of 94. He presented the BBC's Omnibus and ...

There are many wonderful choices for experiencing classical music in this holiday season. On a recent Saturday, members of our extended family, including our two young grandchildren, attended the ...

Playing classical music to your child while they’re still in the womb can stimulate development, new research suggests. Music has long been a way for expectant parents to connect with their unborn ...