At the Opéra national du Rhin, Stéphane Degout sings the title role under the direction of Ingo Metzmacher in the revival of Albéric Magnard’s opera Guercoeur. The manuscript of the work was partly destroyed when German troops burned down Magnard’s

What are the best-selling classical music recordings of all time? It’s hard to say. The Billboard charts didn’t start reliably measuring the number of albums sold until the 1950s, and people’s varying definitions of what “classical music” means in an

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Western classical music is often thought of as cerebral or abstract, but throughout its history, composers have repeatedly been inspired by themes of desire, sensuality, and physical longing. Because the overt depiction of sex was socially taboo during much of

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Throughout the history of classical music, composers have written countless pieces of music that touch on themes of loneliness: abandonment, exile, grief, betrayal, and otherwise solitary experiences. Today, we’re looking at eight pieces of classical music that embody a feeling

Pianist Vanessa Wagner, a student of Fleisher, Fou Ts’ong, Perahia, and Weissenberg, is known for her innovative approaches that bridge traditional repertoire with contemporary and cross-disciplinary projects. Wagner is particularly known for her interpretations of minimalist works, especially Philip Glass‘s