Says castmember Malcolm McDowell, "When I did 'A Clockwork Orange,' Beethoven was never so popular, so if we can do the same for classical music that 'Clockwork' did for Beethoven, it would be ...

Discover the fascinating origins and evolution of classical music, from ancient beginnings to legendary composers like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Chopin. Dive deep into six key periods of music ...

The 'Mozart effect' phenomenon was first suggested by a scientific study published in 1993 in the respected journal Science. It showed that teenagers who listened to Mozart's 1781 Sonata for Two ...

Mozart's music evokes lightness and beauty. In times of war and destruction, people often invoke the ideals of the classical ...

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 ...

After their demise, artists are at the mercy of history. The ones who survive are the ones who are malleable, who can ride the shifting tides of ideology, ideals, theory, fashion, catastrophe, and ...

Copy of a portrait of Mozart from 1777 by Padre Martini of Bologna. The summer of 1791 saw Mozart hard at work on not one, but two operas. The Magic Flute was mostly complete by July when it was ...

Page and his company, Classical Opera, are to embark on the Mozart 250 project, marking the anniversary of the composer’s visit to London during which, aged eight, he wrote his first symphony. The ...