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"His complexities don't always add up, but when they do, a richness of experience is suggested that is unobtainable in any other way," wrote Aaron…
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We continue the #sundaysymphony tradition with a brand new recording from the San Francisco Symphony performing Debussy's "Images porochestre," as well as…
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"With its radiant orchestral colouring, striking ideas and clarity of form, the Fourth Symphony is perhaps the friendliest introduction to Bruckner's…
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"Two springs gush forth in the shade of the Bohemian forest, the one warm and swift flowing, the other cool and tranquil." Bedrich Smetana describes his…
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I'm keeping the #SundaySymphony tradition alive with full symphonic works including one that inspired pop star Taylor Swift to donate $50,000 to the…
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Though he was also a fine athlete and shrewd businessman, today Charles Ives is remembered as a Pulitzer prize-winning composer. His music was largely…
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The world moves on with a heavy heart this week in the wake of David Bowie's death. Over the course of his five-decade career, this legendary musician…
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The Symphony Orchestra of Montreal comes together with conductor Kent Nagano on a new 6-disc recording of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies. Nagano ruminates on…
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Charles-François Gounod only wrote two symphonies, both of which are often overshadowed by the composer’s more famous operas and his well-known Ave Maria.…
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The Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela provides an opportunity for children and young adults to pursue music in meaningful ways, helping them to…