The Arts Desk

Classical CDs: Two bass drums, three oranges and seven symphonies

On DSCH – Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Ronald Stevenson: Passacaglia on DSCH Igor Levit (Sony Classical) Shostakovich composed his cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues after a visit to Leipzig in ...
The Arts Desk

Classical CDs: Cowhorns, gloves and marching drums

Here’s as good a Britten sampler as you’ll find, opening with a truly terrifying account of the early Sinfonia da Requiem. Commissioned by the Japanese government in 1939 to mark 2,600 years since the ...
Variety

Apple’s New Classical Platform Offers Easier Points of Entry for Both Hardcore Listeners and the Merely Middlebrow: App Review

In giving Apple Music Classical a test spin, a user finds the app providing more varied and interesting points of entry for casual and experienced classical fans than its parent app, Apple Music I’ve ...
PBS

Classical Rewind

Experience the beauty, romance and power of musical masterpieces in this auditory joyride. Experience the beauty, romance and dramatic power of musical masterpieces in this visual and auditory joyride ...