It should come as no surprise that classical-music critics are heavily into S&M. Scarlatti & Monteverdi. Schubert & Mozart. Strauss & Mahler. Stravinsky & Messiaen. What could all those ampersands ...

As Mozart's 250th birthday anniversary comes to a close, here's a note about one of Mozart's most mysterious pieces of music - his Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor. Classical music pundits have long ...

In this delightful primer to classical music, composer and music scholar Swafford (The Vintage Guide to Classical Music) conducts us breathlessly on a tour of the highlights of the history of ...

Why do we focus on the bad news stories about cuts and crises in classical music ? Musicians are doing incredible things to engage, support and sustain us; we should tell those stories too When did ...