This article or section should be merged with Music . Quotes about classical music and musicians. Attributed "When I composed that, I was conscious of being inspired by God Almighty. Do you think I can consider your puny little fiddle when He speaks to...
Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, Western art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to the 21st century.[1] The central norms...
Recent classical music releases, reviewed by Joseph McLellan. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 21, 30, 31 and 32 (Sony SM3K 64 490, three CDs) The late Rudolf Serkin's interpretations of Beethoven's piano sonatas have been among the great...
Opera lovers and classical music aficionados have long lamented the particular difficulties they face in organizing their music in digital programs and portable players. Now a new standard announced Monday could give them something to applaud.Most digital systems such as the industry-leading iPod from Apple...
The New Yorker's classical music reviewer Alex Ross, (whom the Observer's Doree Shafrir considers the best listener in America) and The New York Times' (mostly) jazz writer Ben Ratcliff have been firing off emails about pop, jazz and classical to each other and posting...
In March 1978, when the country was still in the throes of discomania, New Yorker classical music critic Alex Ross bought his first LP: a recording of the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner’s 9th Symphony. He was 10 years old. Given that Mr. Ross didn’t discover...
