James Bennett II

The saxophone is an orchestral newcomer, but composers have far from neglected its gilded magnificence. 

If there were any single piece of music (and any one composer) for whom Wagner’s Anti-Semitic hate grew, it was Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète.

The cellist dropped a video on social media imploring everyone to play their part.

A study from Deutsche Grammophon and Decca reveals that Bach recordings of the Double Concerto, in general, are getting faster — 30 percent faster, to be exact.

The Hungarian State Opera House is one of the more recognizable venues on the big (and small) screen, popping up in films from the 70's and television shows of the 2010s.

The crossover pair Brooklyn Duo has had the 30 Seconds To Mars' "The Kill" on their to-do list for a while, and they finally checked it off.

The tritone is a fascinating interval... but where did that "devil" business come from?

Who knew 28 trombones could cover the Queen classic so gracefully?

The “Mozart effect” theory took hold in the mid-90s, and though it’s been debunked, it’s never really gone away.

Have you heard about Toscanini’s temper? Listen to it at work.

Turns out that when you’re this talented, you can run wild in your music videos.

Google’s new gadget is a smarter version of the Guitar Hero controller. That’s more than a fair description.

There were several composers of the 19th century that could make hearts swell, eyes water and temples pound with rushing excitement. And not all of them had names like Brahms and Liszt.

Two Japanese researchers believe the theory of evolution can apply to music as well as biology.

Listening to the forerunner to the modern contrabassoon is, in a word, an “experience.”

A recorded rehearsal of one of Copland’s most familiar pieces sounds like the composer is creating the sound from the ground up.

These voices take a trip to the past in a studio-turned-time-machine.

When your flight is delayed and instruments are at hand, it’s only a matter of time before music breaks out.

Failing doesn’t merely require some incredible musical skill. It also calls upon the ability to simultaneously recite a monologue on how hard the task is.

2018's MacArthur "Genius" class features two classical musicians: here's what you should know about them.