James Bennett II

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.

When it comes to locking down an Fall playlist, Vivaldi's "Autumn" is usually the runaway favorite. But let's switch it up and explore some other autumnal offerings from other composers.

The 2018 Gramophone Music Awards ceremony is behind us, but if you missed it you can still catch the stream!

Summer might be over, but concert season is back! Instead of rehashing the usual listings, we turned to some great musicians, composers and writers and asked what they were excited for.

The premiere of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 was the Murphy’s Law embodied in 19th-century music. But anyone could have seen from the start it would go poorly.

We asked 11 conductors what else they might have been.