There are audiophiles out there who believe that hi-fi can only really be tested by using classical music. While we don’t agree with that sentiment, there’s no denying that the use of real, physical ...

I’m in Norway, a music festival in Sandefjord, a former centre of the whale trade. The breakfast room is full of the bric-à-brac of this defunct industry. Call me Ishmael. It’s in this unlikely place ...

The musical and theoretical anatomy of the dance floor beat drop, and some thumping examples from the history of classical music... Electronic Dance Music coined a musical device called a ‘drop’. A ...

This Easter just gone, like every Easter, was a time for Passion: Passiontide, and the reenactment of the well-trod path to Calvary, through the musical stations of Johann Sebastian Bach. The composer ...

Classical music wouldn’t be the same without the beautiful cello. Here are our favourite pieces of music for reflection and calm, starring this stunning instrument… The cello is the instrument most ...

Joseph Alpar will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. The pungent and driving sounds of Middle Eastern music livened two ...

Our classical music based on Raga structures is almost dead in our society but it flourishes in our neighbourhood. In order to understand the situation one needs to look at it from a historical ...

With their pouting expressions and exposed cleavage, they have helped raise classical music sales as well as male blood pressure. But violinist Vanessa Mae and groups such as Bond have led to a bitter ...

Classical musicians especially those of ‘Gharanas (custodians of classical music) cannot be fully absolved of the responsibility as they had their share in ‘asphyxiating’ classical music. They have ...