James Bennett II

Have you heard about Toscanini’s temper? Listen to it at work.

Turns out that when you’re this talented, you can run wild in your music videos.

Google’s new gadget is a smarter version of the Guitar Hero controller. That’s more than a fair description.

There were several composers of the 19th century that could make hearts swell, eyes water and temples pound with rushing excitement. And not all of them had names like Brahms and Liszt.

Two Japanese researchers believe the theory of evolution can apply to music as well as biology.

Listening to the forerunner to the modern contrabassoon is, in a word, an “experience.”

A recorded rehearsal of one of Copland’s most familiar pieces sounds like the composer is creating the sound from the ground up.

These voices take a trip to the past in a studio-turned-time-machine.

When your flight is delayed and instruments are at hand, it’s only a matter of time before music breaks out.

Failing doesn’t merely require some incredible musical skill. It also calls upon the ability to simultaneously recite a monologue on how hard the task is.

2018's MacArthur "Genius" class features two classical musicians: here's what you should know about them.

Sure, we use Classical music to describe the style of composers like Haydn and Mozart, but since when did we use that word to describe 1,000 years of music?

Ahead of her two performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Dessa dropped by WQXR to talk about music, her composition process, and what classical picks she'd give to a hip-hop head.

In 1948, the Finnish composer gave a neutral and reserved interview, but that shouldn’t stop you from listening to his deep, sagacious voice.

YouTuber foeveryrealx transformed Stravinsky’s ballet into an 8-bit suite. And it's mesmerizing.

The New York Philharmonic commissioned Conrad Tao to compose a work that serves as a prelude to Bruckner’s 8th — listen to how the two pieces are flawlessly linked together.

Ligeti’s Six Bagatelles are an intensely playful, sprightly set of short compositions. Turns out that a group of saxophones can convey that feeling quite well.

“To Zanarkand” is one of the more popular tunes from video game composer Nobuo Uetmatsu’s oeuvre. One chamber group wanted to see what they could do with it.

"If you only had to conduct one piece for the rest of your life, what would it be?" is a question that conductors would probably want to avoid. But these 11 stepped up to the challenge.

Curious to see what the resurrected diva looks and sounds like? Get a glimpse into the technological wonder and tell us what you think.