When motion pictures were born, classical music was the ... For these, the director called on two pieces by the greatest master of grandly triumphal music, George Frederic Handel: his Water ...

The chorus and orchestra dramatically shift between piano and fortissimo passages of music, guaranteed to grab the attention of any audience. Outside of the concert hall, ‘O Fortuna’ became the UK’s ...

Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights.

From Billy Joel’s inability to resist a good Beethoven melody to Lady Gaga’s sampling of rhapsodic violin solos, here are the greatest examples of classical ... of Love’ is based on a charming ...

Symphonies make up some of the most famous classical pieces. One of the best-known is Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. It opens with one of the most well-known themes in music history and has been ...

The first might be the most famous tune ever written. Everyone knows this one as “Pomp and Circumstance.” However, it is only the first of six pomp and circumstance marches written by Edward Elgar.