Spanish and flamenco, as well as Western classical, music lends itself beautifully to the classical guitar, while the strident and textured sounds of pop and rock genres can often be best served by ...

It’s one of the first great concertos ever written for the guitar—and it still holds its place as a cornerstone of the ...

Spring can be the slow time in classical music, that part of the year when the major orchestras and opera companies are winding down — and just before the big, outdoor summer season starts up.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An exceptional account of Bach’s Mass in B minor, traditional and unusual string quartets, and Thomas Adès suites are among the highlights ...

Karajan's live recording of Mahler's Ninth took to top prize – Recording of the Year – at the 1984 Gramophone Classical Music Awards Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up for a free ...

Premieres Friday, May 2, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Agustin Barrios was born and raised in rural Paraguay, far from the world's artistic capitals, and brought up on folk music. He identified ...

“You Really Got Me” by The Kinks The Kinks make our list of forgotten classic rock jams that were way different from other songs of the ... a very punk-sounding guitar solo and yet boasts ...

The concerts the innovative conductor directed conveyed his celebrations of both traditional and contemporary classical music, women soloists and composers, the deep connections between nature and ...

Many of them, like music critic Edison Hung Sze-hang, were happy to make the two-hour round trip for it. “Local classical music lovers are travelling more for shows since so many big names are ...

By Joshua BaroneSeth Colter WallsZachary Woolfe and Oussama Zahr The New York Times’s classical music and opera critics see and hear much more than they review. Here is what has hooked them ...

Patricia Neway, Muriel O’Malley, and Elizabeth Howell were talented stage actresses who sang the Maria lyrics in The Sound of Music. They played the nuns in the scene at the Abbey and helped ...