Today we’re going to talk about symphonies. What exactly is a symphony? Is it different from a sinfonia? And, depending on your answer to that question, which composer has written the most symphonies of all time? And how many symphonies

How would you like to be part of a fabulous ride through the glittering world of Der Rosenkavalier? It’s Richard Strauss’ opulent opera that’s basically a Viennese pasty of romance, wit, and plenty of wigs! This 1911 masterpiece, with a

Franz Liszt, arguably the greatest pianist who ever lived, wasn’t keen on giving formal music lessons. He preferred to work with pianists one-on-one in mentor relationships instead. One of the rare exceptions was Polish pianist Karl Tausig, an outrageously talented

Toward the end of her life, Eugenie Schumann published a book called The Schumanns and Johannes Brahms: The Memoirs of Eugenie Schumann. Eugenie Schumann was a music teacher, pianist, and writer, but she was always best known for being the

These compositions show that new music is not a monolith, containing as many varied approaches as there are composers, even if common threads tend to emerge. The term “new music” is itself hard to define, broadly referring to compositions in

We tend to think of the great composers as gods who created their masterpieces in some kind of temple of art. But in reality, there was no temple, and none of the great composers lived in a vacuum. All were

The big love stories in classical music history almost always capture audiences’ imaginations, whether they’re filled with romance or tragedy (or both). Today, we’re exploring ten of the longest marriages in classical music history, assessing how these decades-long relationships helped

ARTE Concerts presents a world of musical brilliance with a captivating performance featuring the legendary pianist Martha Argerich and the masterful conductor Ion Marin. Together they breathe new life into Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 7, joined