Were the composers who wrote them doomed or divinely inspired? Decide for yourself!

Plus Sibelius’ hauntingly beautiful Swan of Tuonela and the suite from Janáček’s piquant opera The Cunning Little Vixen.

A journey through Bruckner’s compelling extremes.

On this New York Philharmonic broadcast, Beethoven’s first symphony will be followed by Symphony No. 7 in E major by Anton Bruckner. Kurt Masur is the conductor on this program and Alec Baldwin is your host.

Opening this program led by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, pianist Conor Hanick premieres a San Francisco Symphony commission by Samuel Adams. Then, Anton Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony, full of imaginative twists and turns.

Christian Telemann returns to the CSO podium to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony. The broadcast also includes works by Richard Wagner and Mason Bates.

Guo Wenjing’s Passacaglia for Orchestra is a work inspired by prehistoric rock paintings in ancient caves on Riyue Mountain.

Maestros Barenboim, Boulez, and Solti conduct the CSO with the Chicago Symphony Chorus under the direction of chorus founder Margaret Hillis.

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

We will hear the CSO’s ninth music director conducting Bruckner, Strauss, and Wagner.

Enjoy this festive celebration brimming with beautiful music for the season.

Hilary Hahn — the CSO’s first artist-in-residence — performs Dvořák’s Violin Concerto.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica, is paired with the Symphony No. 2 by Anton Bruckner.

LA Phil’s Principal Concertmaster performs the great Dvořák concerto, and the Music Director of the Vienna State Opera leads Anton Bruckner’s epic 7th Symphony.

Whether you are looking to rev up for the race or drown out the din, this playlist of cacophonous classical music is for you.

The very first work that was performed in the new Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall to help fine-tune the acoustics.

Christian Thielemann returns to the CSO podium to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony.

Works by Anton Bruckner, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Bedřich Smetana led by one of the 20th century’s definitive conductors.

The Great Chicago Fire began on October 8, 1871. Here’s some music that takes inspiration from flames.