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Classical Music

In 1987, Philip Glass predicted the future of music

In 1987, Philip Glass predicted the future of music

Prophetic stuff.

Tom Phelan
Aug 29, 2025

The music David Crosby said was drilled into him “289 times”

On repeat from a young age.

Reuben Cross
Aug 21, 2025
Why is classical music making a comeback?

An Unexpected Blockbuster: What is the best selling classical music album of all time?

Subbing a guitar pick for a bow.

Tim Coffman
Aug 20, 2025
Does your dog really like music? The truth according to science

Does your dog really like music? The truth according to science

Woof woof.

Dale Maplethorpe
Aug 18, 2025
Did the music of Richard Wagner somehow help shape Adolf Hitler’s ideology?

Did the music of Richard Wagner somehow help shape Adolf Hitler’s ideology?

People love to talk about how the greatest rock stars of the 20th and 21st century have all been complete loose cannons, regularly living up…

Reuben Cross
Aug 18, 2025
Why is classical music making a comeback?

Not the neo stuff: Is new classical music still being recorded?

Good question.

Tom Phelan
Aug 1, 2025
Igor Stravinsky - Composer - 1920's

Listen to Igor Stravinsky’s “illegal” arrangement of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

Controversial.

Reuben Cross
Jul 19, 2025
The forgotten Charles Ives- The chaos of America's first experimentalist

The forgotten Charles Ives: The chaos of America’s first experimentalist

An “American original”.

Reuben Cross
May 13, 2025
Bent Rej - Frank Zappa

“Sad and pathetic”: Frank Zappa’s brutal takedown of classical music

If you want to break boundaries, expect resistance.

Will Howard
May 11, 2025
Erik Satie - Far Out Magazine

Erik Satie: the true godfather of ambient music

Way ahead of the curve.

Tom Phelan
Apr 21, 2025
Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci - 1506 - Louvre Museum

‘Sound of a Masterpiece’: The album helping the blind see Mona Lisa

To make and interact with art is part of what makes us human. We view it as something of a prerequisite. Something that all of…

Will Howard
Apr 8, 2025
Nina Simone - 1960s - Musician - Jean-Pierre Leloir

Why Nina Simone defined her sound as “Black classical music”

Genre-spanning approach.

Lauren Hunter
Apr 5, 2025

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