Tag: Classical Music

The Pandemic Struck Orchestras With Underlying Conditions Hard

For months, the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony had eagerly awaited…

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What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music

In our pervasively amplified, streamed, digitally connected world, the vibrant spaces where…

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The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2021

Andy Akiho: ‘Pillar III’“Seven Pillars”; Sandbox Percussion (Aki Rhythm Productions)A lush, brooding…

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Best Classical Music of 2021

Rarely, though, did either piece deploy the full forces of the orchestra.…

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Review: An Ambitious Project Returns at the Philharmonic

After a long delay, Joan Tower’s “1920/2019” was premiered on Friday by…

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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Organ

In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would…

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Stephen Sondheim, as Great a Composer as He Was a Lyricist

In the early ’90s, at several memorial services for friends who had…

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The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold

His orchestrations gleam, and one place his writing will always be welcome…

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Grammy Nominees 2022: The Full List

“Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen,”” Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald…

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