We take a look at the arias, movements, songs and dances whose fame has outshone the larger works in which they first ...

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy,” George Gershwin wrote, with lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin and husband-and-wife duo, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward. It’s also the time for a great selection of ...

Listening to music can calm, inspire, maybe even “save your mortal soul,” as ’70s pop singer Don McLean sang in his classic hit “American Pie.” Putting aside the soul-saving aspect, music — or if it’s ...

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The two genres are, on the surface, very different from one another, and yet, the humanity and creativity that shines through across time and space speak to something else at play here... Jazz and ...

If you're an iPhone owner who subscribes to a local symphony orchestra or has a favorite Brahms concerto, you'll fall in love with Apple Music Classical instantly. If you’re an iPhone owner smitten ...

Think this election season is full of political stunts? They have nothing on King George I. Looking to one-up his popular heir, the British monarch tapped George Frideric Handel — like King George, a ...

This time of year, I’m reminded of an old cartoon in which an elegant lady in a billowy dress is overlooking an Alpine landscape: “The great outdoors,” she gushes, “I just love them!” Whether you’re ...