Today is the 80th anniversary of Aaron Copland’s ballet “Appalachian Spring.” It premiered on October 30th in 1944. The Suite in its original scoring for just 13 instruments is today's ...
This pacifist masterpiece, Farewell to Arms, was composed in 1944 as Finzi dealt with the realities of the First World War. The beautiful music is scored for tenor and small orchestra. British ...
and classical concerts. Whitlock's jaunty Spade and Bucket Polka comes from the Holiday Suite, assembled from music written for a play, "The Day-Dream Family", staged at the Pavilion in 1939.
Is classical music having a millennial moment? In March 2019, the streaming service Deezer reported a 270% rise in the number of subscribers to its most popular classical music playlist ...
November 5, 2024 • NPR's A Martínez speaks with Dutch brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen about their new EP, Rêve, featuring piano duets by lesser-known composers influenced by — or rejecting ...
The classical music celebration is based at Bristol Beacon over the bank holiday weekend. The festival of classical music will be based at the Bristol Beacon over the bank holiday weekend.
An unknown waltz by Chopin has been found. By Javier C. Hernández I’m a reporter covering classical music, opera and dance. As The Times’s classical music reporter, I don’t often get ...