John Malkovich is returning to the stage - but not in the role audiences might expect. He plans to appear as a sharp-tongued ...

There are so many reference recordings of this repertoire. Janssen seems comparatively straight after Glenn Gould, but he’s much easier to live with in the long term. And while I love the exquisite ...

Beethoven's output for cello and piano spanned his lifetime -- starting with the two sonatas he composed in 1796; two near ...

This week the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival begins its 42nd installment, which will purvey about 100 compositions in the course of 38 performances in town before it reaches its conclusion on Aug. 25 ...

Will you have some wine with your Beethoven? The Seattle Symphony found such a hot reception for last year’s “Beethoven and Wine” series that it’s presenting three of the well-priced, short Beethoven ...

Food and drink trends affect us all, often crossing cultural, temporal, and geographic divides. Consider, for example, classical music composers Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 to 1750) and Ludwig van ...

March brings the first days of spring and Irish celebrations, and naturally a lot of Colorado music to enjoy. Dig out the old calendar and take note of these upcoming concerts. Calling all Piazzolla ...

All of the pieces mentioned in this article can be found in this spotify playlist, for easier navigation, or, if you prefer something more comprehensive, then have a look at this fantastic playlist ...

Any string quartet approaching its fourth decade would be expected to boast a wide repertoire, yet the enormous span of composers the Alexander String Quartet has embraced is almost beyond belief. It ...

Classical music must be alive and at least reasonably well if it generates vigorous dialogue. That's what happened in a rather big way recently when Anthony Tommasini, chief music critic of The New ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...