Pianist and composer Johann Hummel was a student of Mozart and later friend to Beethoven and Schubert. His Piano Concerto No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.

Maintaining a state of mindfulness while listening to music enhanced body awareness and led to experiencing a faster passage of musical time. In addition, it was found that Chinese classical folk ...

Puccini and Leoncavallo's race to produce their rival operas is basis of comedy-drama by former Gramophone Editor ...

Discover our selection of the best classical ... music, is the perfect mood-setter for Valentine’s Day. Cavalleria Rusticana was a seminal opera that marked the birth of verismo, an aesthetic ...

Playing classical music to babies inside the womb can stimulate their development, new research suggests. Music has long been a way for expectant parents to connect with their unborn children.

Join us for an extraordinary lineup of classical music, featuring both homegrown and international talent alongside our Resident Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and our associates. In the ...

WWNO is New Orleans’ source for 24-hour classical music available on standard FM radios in New Orleans and the Eastbank and Westbank suburbs on Classical 104.9FM. You can also find us on your HD ...

In ancient China, various schools of thought focused on the political and social functions of music. Among them, taking Confucianism as the guide, it fully recognized the aesthetic value of classical ...

A team of researchers from Mexico has conducted a study measuring heart rate frequencies of babies in the womb, concluding that classical music has a positive effect. A team of researchers from the ...

When we feel an emotional response to the music, it can be down to familiarity. Music conjures of memories of the past – of a loved one, a dream or a family member – and hearing great classical music ...

February 5, 2025 • Every week for Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is highlighting a different maverick of Black music history.