There are so many iconic classic rock songs, with the best of the best including "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and "Paranoid" ...
These classic songs from the 1960s are so good, even today's younger generations can see their appeal, decades after they ...
The term “classic rock” covers a wide period of time and thousands of songs. However, it seems like radio stations that play older rock and roll spin the same 20 songs on repeat while tossing a couple ...
When people think of classical music, things such as concert halls, theaters, or 18th-century lore come to mind. However, this genre, perfected by the likes of Beethoven and Mozart, has inspired ...
Classic songs feel familiar because we’ve heard them hundreds of times on the radio, in movies, and at parties. Beneath those well-worn melodies lie hidden details that most listeners have never ...
This spring, keep yourself sane—and even happy—with a healthy dose of classical music. Whether it’s Tchaikovsky in the park, multimedia mashups of works by the likes of Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen, ...
Music history loves a good redemption story. Some of the most beloved songs ever recorded didn’t start out as hits at all. Critics trashed them, radio stations refused to play them, and audiences ...
For this week’s GBH’s All Things Considered Turntable series, Brian McCreath, director of production at GBH Music and host of CRB’s Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcast, is back with what’s on his ...
Classical music has formed the bedrock of videogame soundtracks since developers could shove something vaguely Chopinesque onto a three-channel sound chip. Philippe Vachey worked in compositions of ...
Hailed by no less than the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Chinese pianist Lang Lang has expanded traditional performance boundaries beyond the usual Bach, Mozart ...
If you’ve seen the hit TV show “Bridgerton,” you’ve likely heard the musical stylings of the Vitamin String Quartet. The group, made up of a rotating cast of classically trained musicians, reimagines ...
The Vitamin String Quartet has gained widespread popularity for their music in "Bridgerton." (Courtesy of Nick Fancher) If you’ve seen the hit TV show “Bridgerton,” you’ve likely heard the musical ...