Even though his lifespan was brief, only 31 years, Schubert ranks as one of the most prolific composers of classical music. He created over 600 vocal works, mostly songs, completed seven symphonies, ...

Rufus Wainwright's debut opera has several saggy moments, but it's a fun listen, on disc at least. He's one of popular music's greatest melodists, and this two-act work contains some brilliant tunes.

Jade Simmons. Photo courtesy of the artist’s website. We love celebrating our alumni here at Classical Classroom, and Jade Simmons is one of our faves. This episode is from way back in 2013 when Jade ...

"Thank you for coming to see me instead of the Eagles." Thus spoke Miloš, a classical guitarist from Montenegro, as he opened the first of two Schubert Club International Artist Series recitals at St.

When it came to deciding who would play the high parts and low parts in their four-handed piano performance of Schubert’s famed Fantasy in F Minor, Garrick Ohlsson weighed in with an argument that ...

Franz Schubert’s Fantasia in F minor for piano four-hands D940 from his last year (1828) is, in short, the composer’s most beautiful work for any number of pianos or hands. I am not alone in this ...

Amazon mp3: NA | Amazon CD: $11 | ArkivMusic: $18 | Qobuz download: £13.50 - 19 (Hi-Res) | iTunes mp3: $12 Krystian Zimerman is an elusive figure in classical music, which has become a rare thing in ...

Violinist David Niwa compares performing chamber music to being part of a team sport: Musicians and athletes are each so focused on executing the game plan that they aren’t always conscious of the ...