In the long line of great Russian composers, Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) occupies a curious place. Neither as fiery as Mussorgsky nor as emotionally raw as Tchaikovsky, Glazunov was a master of craft. His music radiates a refined elegance that blends

Recorded live in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie on 28 March 2026, Klaas Stok leads the NDR Vokalensemble, Concerto Köln, and tenor Sebastian Kohlhepp in a concert performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion. Composed in 1724 for Good Friday services in

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The 1800s were the golden age of the piano concerto. Composers were pushing the form in radical new directions, from Beethoven‘s revolutionary opening gambits to Brahms‘s symphonic sprawl. Here is our pick for the best piano concerto from each decade

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The violin sonata is one of the most intimate forms in classical music: two instruments, face to face in conversation. The best violin sonatas are not merely showcases for the violin; they are conversations between equals. This list covers ten

French composer Maurice Ravel was one of classical music’s supreme craftsmen, once famously compared to a watchmaker. He was obsessed with details, and as a result, wrote less compared to many of his contemporaries. The flip side of that perfectionism