Legendary avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died in Germany, where she spent more than 30 years of her life after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Gubaidulina, who was 93, was one of a group ...

Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss 50 pieces that changed the course of music history.

Rachmaninoff wanted to recreate the world as it once was. He was the last of the great Romantic composers. Fortunately, there are still pianists and conductors and listeners and critics such as Fiona ...

That’s how US conductor JoAnn Falletta describes the man she characterises as one of ‘the most important French composers.’ But who is she talking about – Debussy? Ravel? Fauré?

I ask, What is the worst (major) piece of music ever written by a great composer? If you have nominations, please send them to [email protected]. An interesting question, and a ...

Kim, who has previously performed Alexey Shor’s works, shared his appreciation for the composer’s distinct musical style, noting that “it is great that some composers today are still writing in tonal ...

Mozart was 25, nearly a quarter of a century younger than Haydn. The two became close friends, for Mozart admired Haydn’s music (his first six Viennese string quartets are dedicated to him) while the ...

His inspiration is often described as 'divine', but he worked assiduously, not only to become the great composer he was, but also a conductor, virtuoso pianist, organist and violinist. Mozart's music ...

Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts... Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. 46, No. 1, Oct., 1992 Jazz and Composition: The Many Sides of ... Jazz and Composition: The Many ...