Aaron Copland, Florence Price, and Marcel Tyberg each embedded their personal histories into their third symphonies, written in the late 1930s and 1940s. Copland’s celebratory work marking WWII’s end ...

We think these are the greatest symphonies of all time – the biggest, most emotional, most impressive and plain-old flabbergasting works ever written. Nothing beats the sound of an orchestra ...

Ahead of a new four-part series exploring how the symphony has shaped our history and identity, Mark Elder choses the form's five key works It's thanks to Haydn that the symphony became the place ...

Beethoven’s symphonies are more than music—they are emotional journeys that have resonated for over two centuries. From the fate-driven Fifth to the unifying Ninth, each work reflects his genius and ...

Lyrical moments – turns of phrase, one line out of many – are among the more underrated moments in music with vocals. It’s not so much the lyric as a whole, or the performance as a whole either, as it ...

Days of looking at crossed-out dates on original manuscripts with magnifying glass reveals different dates on five works from composer’s early period Mozart symphonies from one of the most important ...

Franz Joseph Haydn never gets the attention he deserves. His friend Mozart and his student Beethoven tend to soak up most of the spotlight, but neither of those guys is called the “father” of anything ...

Here's what to expect from Moonlit Symphonies and Celestial Nights at Masungi Georeserve. Masungi Georeserve needs no introduction (but you'll get one anyway). Masungi is a conservation area and ...