Debussy’s masterpiece provoked a revolution in music, but one brought about by subtlety and intimacy, dwelling on the sheer beauty of musical timbre. In 1894, Claude Debussy’s quietly revolutionary ...

There are plenty of classical music boffins who put Claude Debussy right up there – not above Bach, but in the mix with Beethoven and Mozart. He’s certainly France’s most significant composer – the ...

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] ...

We listen to a lot of classical music when we're testing hi-fi and headphones. Perhaps not as much as our high-expectations parents or old music teachers would ideally like, but stick a glass to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pianist Jeffrey Siegel in the CPR Performance Studio. Pianist Jeffrey Siegel visits Colorado this week to bring his latest Keyboard Conversations performance to the Arvada Center on Wednesday.

Listen to the first three string quartets on this two-disc set blind, and you'll be convinced that you're in the presence of genius. These are superbly wrought, highly individual pieces, their energy ...

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 ...