“Necroclassical”. Now, there’s a musical genre that I can safely say I’ve never heard before. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that it’s a new genre for many of you as well as it’s a term coined by ...

The Gothic Symphony (1919 27) might yet set a record not only for its logistics but also the number of live performances, four out of six, now issued commercially. This 1980 account is well worth ...

It is incremental work as the musicians inch on, bar by bar, with an occasional gleam of sustained brilliance. "A nice shiny thing, that," the conductor says at one point. The music cascades from ...

The symphonic form has been the calling card of orchestras since the 18th century — a longform piece of music that champions grand scale and big ideas. They can be thrilling. They can be intimate. The ...

The real – and symbolic – power of the symphony has held composers in thrall for over 200 years. But what can it mean today, in our fractured and troubled world? You are rarely more than a few days ...