‘Switched-On Bach’: the moment classical music became a platinum hit
“It wasn’t much of a musical instrument.”
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Punk as prologue: was Johann Sebastian Bach the John Lydon of classical music?
A link between two pioneers.
‘Quatuor Pour la Fin du Temps’: the “dissonant” piece of music Weyes Blood calls her all-time favourite
“The redemption comes in heavy.”
What was the first song to go “viral”?
Music “going viral” has become a feature of our age, but this was the start…
Vanessa Bedoret – ‘Eyes’ album review: spectres welcome at this feast
A gifted violinist, singer and producer.
Home Office forced to grant visas to Afghan Youth Orchestra following backlash
The U-turn comes just days before the tour was due to begin.
Can you solve the mysterious code Edward Elgar hid in ‘Enigma Variations’?
The English composer hid a code in one of his most successful pieces.
‘Au Clair De La Lune’: the history of the first song ever recorded
In 1860, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded a song for the first time in history.
The classical music Roger Waters couldn’t live without
The Pink Floyd frontman has always had an appreciation for classical music.