In 1804 Beethoven wrote his magnificent and epoch ... composer Terry Riley – the piece changed the face of classical music. Riley showed that using nothing but the seemingly simple chord of ...

One of modern dance music’s best known ... creating electronic versions of classical pieces by both modern and traditional composers including Vivaldi, Beethoven and John Cage.

Today we’re celebrating the 1867 birthday of American composer Amy Beach with a few of her pieces throughout the day, including her Piano Quintet in F-Sharp-minor for today’s Midday Masterpiece.

Spend your lunchtime with three of the biggest stars in classical music: violinist Leonidas Kavakos ... The trio follow up the Brahms with one of Beethoven’s most loved chamber works: the “Archduke.” ...

Beethoven dedicated his Piano Sonata No ... Join Lauren Rico at 8 p.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

Certain pieces of classical music have legions of fans far beyond the concert hall. Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” has been in many movies, from “Apocalypse Now” to “The ...

Try 1000 years of music ... NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga, which explores everything from new releases to old favorites, and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven ...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a prodigious composer, credited with 722 works that pushed the boundaries of music and ...

There is no grander curtain-raising gesture in music ... classical repertory with jazz standards, Beatles hits, and “Misirlou.” From the beginning, though, they performed Haydn, Mozart, and ...

August 30, 2024 • Rapper RZA, who helped launch the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop group in the 1990s, tries his hand in classical music by composing for a ballet inspired by Greek musical scales during ...

Jules was responding to our question on social media: what was the first piece of classical music you loved to play? Many named music by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born over 250 ...

Schoenberg’s “String Quartet No. 2”, composed in 1907-08, broke with convention by adding songs. The more radical innovation came in the fourth movement, where Schoenberg did away with a key signature ...