It begins with one of the most famous flute lines in history… and played deftly by the Principle flute of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Samuel Coles. [Music sample of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun] ...

Root around in enough second-hand LP shops and you’ll probably find at least one scratchy vinyl copy of Karl Goldmark’s 1875 Rustic Wedding Symphony. The piece was once a repertoire staple - Bernstein ...

Edward Gardner starts Britten’s Piano Concerto with amazing ferocity and drive. Winds and horns make light work of their repeated quavers, and Howard Shelley relishes the fast tempo when he makes his ...

Claude Debussy’s singular visit to Spain lasted only an hour or two, long enough to attend a bullfight. Even so, his contemporary Manuel de Falla declared Debussy’s Iberia to be more genuine than ...

Russell Platt was the classical music editor of Goings On About Town from 2000 until 2018, when he joined the music faculty of Vanderbilt University. Hilton Als on the Visionary World of Alva Rogers ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The real marvel of classical music is that it's such a nebulous term. Classical is generally used ...

Debussy, Images, Preludes II performed by pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin (Hyperion). Let’s not be flippant here. So let’s not call this wonderful disc “Debussy’s Less Popular Piano Music.” After all, ...

These rising virtuosos are redefining the symphony. Meet six young artists bringing emotion, precision, and power to ...