One of the wonderful parts of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker is the divertissements set in the Kingdom of Sweets. First, we have the Spanish Dance, setting us up for that wonderful drink from South America, Chocolate. Even the

Ludwig van Beethoven is famous for composing deeply emotional music. After all, the nickname of one of his most famous melodies is “Ode to Joy.” But which of his works are sad? And which of those are the saddest? Today,

There’s something wonderful about Christmas medleys. The songs are all familiar, and you can silently sing the words along with the orchestra or the chorus…but it’s also fun listening to how a medley gets put together and how the composer

If you love immersing yourself in a single composer’s complete works, you’re in the right place. We’ve gathered ten Spotify playlists featuring the complete works of ten iconic classical music composers: from Mozart and Beethoven to Mahler and Debussy. Whether

If you’ve ever listened to sad classical music, chances are you’ve listened to something from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Celebrated (and sometimes mocked) for his extremely emotional output, Tchaikovsky composed some of the most heartbreaking classical music ever written. In this

The dedication page of a musical score is always fascinating. It’s always fun to ask why a particular composer chose to honour a particular man…or, in rarer cases, woman. Today, we’re looking at the best violin music dedicated to women,

The world’s greatest orchestras have long awed audiences from their concert hall stages, but now, thanks to the magic of the Internet and YouTube, their reach can extend far beyond their physical auditoriums. Today, millions of listeners around the world

For many listeners, the Second Viennese School conjures fear rather than affection—a fog of theory, numbers and atonality. The truth is far richer. These composers charted one of the most fascinating journeys in musical history, from the emotional heat of