Apart from a few popular composers who wrote memorable melodies — Copland, Gershwin, Debussy — the music of the 20th century is still viewed with a surprising amount of skepticism. In his new book, ...

This remastered edition of the shimmering recording made by Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony more than 20 years ago is one of many released by Decca and Deutsche Grammophon as part of a massive set ...

“There’s this precious moment when it’s just you and the piece,” says Anthony K. Brandt, an assistant professor of music at Rice University. “I’d rather dwell on that moment,” he says, than on, say, a ...

"Technology and music at the 23rd Symposium of the International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC) in Budapest, August 1996"--Pref. Keyboards, crankshafts and communication, the ...

For Women's History Month, World Cafe is exploring 100 years of music history with a timeline of 100 moments. To commemorate Women's History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century's worth of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Pierre Monteux, who led the scandalous premiere of “The Rite of Spring,” went on to a career of remarkable peace and selflessness. Pierre Monteux, who led the scandalous ...