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2023 Grammy Nominees Announced: Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and More

The Recording Academy announced its 2023 Grammy nominations on November 15, 2022.

Mary MazurekAugust 28, 2017

We tested earbuds ranging from $9.99 to $999.95 to find the best pair for listening to classical music. Here’s what we found.

Carl GrapentineAugust 24, 2017

“I Remember Lenny” | On Bernstein’s 99th Birthday, Carl Grapentine Reflects on the Man and His Music

Galilee AbdullahAugust 23, 2017

This Gorgeous Piano Nocturne by Chopin Might Be Even Better Arranged for Violin

U of I professor wins fellowship for study of violin in UK

Associated PressJanuary 21, 2020

A University of Illinois music professor has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Musicology professor Christina Bashford was awarded one of 188 humanities grants across the nation receiving $30.9 million. She will use the grant on a book project about the impact of the violin on Great Britain in the late 19th and early 20th ...

classical music orchestra onstage with Looney Tunes scene projected in background

Playlist: Classical-Inspired Favorites from the Looney Tunes

Michael San GabinoJanuary 17, 2020

Brilliant animation and slapstick humor certainly define the Looney Tunes, but it is impossible to imagine the images on screen without classical music.

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Playlist: Your Guide to Chopin’s Orchestral Works

Adela SkowronskiAugust 22, 2017

Though Chopin did not compose many works for piano and orchestra — just six! — he kept them in his concert repertoire throughout his career.

This Breakdance Duet to Chopin’s ‘Fantaisie-Impromptu’ Will Send You Spinning

Angelica LasalaAugust 22, 2017

When Frédéric Chopin composed his Fantaisie-Impromptu, he probably didn’t expect for the work to serve as the music for a breakdance duet. But at Arabesque 2014, an international ballet competition hosted by the Perm Ballet Opera Theatre, one entry in the “modern choreography” category used Fantaisie-Impromptu for just that purpose. Fantaisie-Impromptu was written in 1834, but it wasn’t published until ...

Hear These Uncovered Piano Masterworks from Haiti

Angelica LasalaAugust 18, 2017

Haitian composer Ludovic Lamothe has been nicknamed the “Black Chopin” because of his virtuosic writing for the piano. Lamothe is scarcely the only composer from Haiti to compose incredible keyboard works. For centuries, Haitian composers have brought African, French, and Spanish influences together to create pieces – particularly for piano – that reflect the island nation’s cultural identity. Many of ...

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff