Selecting the right composer is key when using classical music for focus. Composers like Bach and Mozart are often ...

Autism, ADHD, hyperactivity and depression? Using today’s psychoanalytic methods, what can we learn about Mozart's mind ...

This piece originally aired October 12, 2016. Row after row of Sangiovese grapevines cover the hills of Montalcino in Tuscany, where famed Brunello wine is made. But one of these vineyards is a bit ...

As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of the year has a lot more to do with lasting impressions than definitive rankings. This was a year of big tours and bold ...

Every year, the BBC Proms runs the risk of trying so hard to please everybody that they end up pleasing nobody. The complaints are many and varied: too much (or not enough) non-classical music; too ...

In the arcana of classical music, no pop artist can be counted on to provide an adaptation quite like Rodrigo y Gabriela. The iconic Mexican acoustic guitar duo have been blowing the minds of their ...

A new systemic review has examined a dozen studies into the effect of Mozart’s music on epilepsy, finding the classical piano music may reduce the frequency of seizures. The review rekindles an idea ...

"I think it’s really important for the show to address [the gender imbalance] because there’s a scarcity of women composers that goes back through the ages," she says, linking the gender imbalance in ...

If you’re like me, conversations about the line between Classical and Romantic music can cause you to shudder at memories of cramming for music theory tests in middle school. Composers in Vienna in ...