One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. In November 1938, conductor Arturo ...

In the 20th century, intellectual trends in classical music clashed with popular demand, pushing composers in one direction and audiences in another. This had never happened before. The move away from ...

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Atmospheres, arpeggios, strings, tempo changes, and nine minutes of a Progressive Trance delicacy. Could you ask for anything else? Largely releasing music independently for some time now, they’ve ...

This is wonderful – 278 cellists, all recording from their homes, play Barber’s Adagio for Strings while many concert halls around the world remain closed. We’re all missing the power, excitement and ...

The enduring composition, performed at the Castlemaine state festival last weekend, felt like a lament for Covid times Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings is possibly the saddest piece of music ever ...

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" is considered one of the most popular of all 20th-century classical works. Its 1938 premiere by the NBC... The Impact of Barber's 'Adagio for Strings' The Impact ...