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Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...

Mozart once wrote an entire symphony in just four days. From Haydn to Schumann, these composers penned these beloved classical music staples at astounding rates.

As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of the year has a lot more to do with lasting impressions than definitive rankings. This was a year of big tours and bold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Icelandic composer and double bassist Bára Gísladóttir - Rui Camilo As the winter evenings draw in, music becomes a solace as well ...

Gustavo Dudamel launches the fall season with a world premiere by the Hawaiian composer Leilehua Lanzilotti and Charles Ives’s panorama of Americana, the Symphony No. 2. Yunchan Lim joins in for ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Watch and listen to recent highlights, including “The Comet/Poppea,” a Dave Malloy song cycle and a soprano’s surprise turn at the Metropolitan Opera.

Performances in N.Y.C. Broadway Guide Free Summer Plays ‘Shifters’ ‘The Potluck’ ‘The Whoopi Monologues’ Advertisement Supported by Watch and listen to recent highlights, including Nicole Scherzinger ...