James Bennett II

Revisit Hahn's 2011 Tiny Desk concert — and her Ives-inspired medley.

The Count of St. Germain is one of history's most tantalizing enigmas. He may be remembered for those rumors of alchemy and immortality, but he was a composer, too.

For centuries, composers have been drawing on folk-music traditions to inspire their own compositions. Here's just a taste of how it's been done.

It's yet another perfect orchestral flash mob, courtesy of Veracruz's Xalapa Symphony Orchestra.

The Pentatonix beatboxer puts a new beat on a Bach favorite.

The pianist and her sister performed a four-hand improvisation of “Libertango” for a docu-concert film, set in a forest. 

The final piece from the 1985 film's soundtrack provides the perfect music for a colorful wonderland for this string quartet.

Sarah Willis of the Berlin Philharmonic loves her French horn. But see her take the challenge to the Alpine horn.

Midday Masterpieces have resumed, and things got started with this Haydn selection from the Argus Quartet.

If only the answer were so easy.

It's not just limited rap or jazz — classical pianists would improvise and go at it to see who really was the best. But some of these contests got way out of hand.

David Tayler breaks out this old stringed instrument for an intimate performance of a Bach prelude.

For the year of her 150th birth, here are a handful of works to start you on a journey of discovery of Amy Beach's music.

When the American saxophonist Elise Hall commissioned Claude Debussy to write a piece for Saxophone and Orchestra, it took nearly two decades for the project to be realized.

The Negro spiritual "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass" has been interpreted and arranged by many musical minds, including that of Florence Price.

Classical music and throwback cartoons are seemingly inseparable. Here are five of our favorites that blend some awesome music with animated hijinks.

The record-setting storm has inflicted damage on a number of cultural institutions, including the Houston Grand Opera.

The concertmaster plays solos, but they aren't a soloist, right?

This TED-Ed video featuring Anita Collins will give you new motivation to pick up an instrument.

Let Bernstein school you with these in-depth musical lectures and analyses.