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Who is the Most Prolific Composer?

From 3,000 sonatas to over 300 symphonies, here are some of the busiest composers across classical music history!

Sounds Classical hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn

Keegan MorrisDecember 5, 2022

Sounds Classical: New Show Prizes Fresh Takes on Classical Music

Associated PressDecember 2, 2022

LGBTQ chorus in Colorado Springs unifies community with song

Associated PressNovember 30, 2022

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ extends its long Broadway goodbye

Pianist Eric Guo gestures excitedly sitting next to a historic keyboard

Chopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing

Associated PressMarch 7, 2024

“These period pianos, they all have the ability to play as soft as possible and I think still there’s something there, there is still a core inside.”

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Vote for Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works

WFMTMarch 5, 2024

Help WFMT create a definitive ranking of the music of masterful Romantic composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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Playlist: A Thanksgiving Feast in 20 Food-inspired Pieces

Lisa FlynnNovember 21, 2022

As we prepare to gather around the table for the Thanksgiving feast, put on this playlist of some of the most inspired musical celebrations of food and drink.

Ned Rorem, prize-winning composer and writer, dies at 99

Associated PressNovember 18, 2022

Time once called Rorem “the world’s best composer of art songs,” and he was notable for his hundreds of compositions for the solo human voice.

Music’s New Dimension: How Spatial Audio is Changing Classical Music

Fatima DabbahNovember 18, 2022

Professional musicians are constantly evolving their craft. And so are the engineers and technicians recording and producing their music.

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