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These 10 famous pieces of music are not by who you think
So, who wrote Albinoni's beautiful Adagio? And what about Bach's famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor? The answers are not that obvious, says Roderick Swanston, as not all music was written by who we think it was
Canada calling: all 19 Rush albums ranked, from worst to best
From hard rock roots to progressive masterpieces, Rush’s studio albums chart a thrilling journey of evolution and brilliance. We've ranked 'em all
Review: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, etc (Francesco Piemontesi)
Jessica Duchen is captured by Francesco Piemontesi’s compelling interpretations of Brahms’s piano works
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Love or Hate? Rock's 17 most polarizing albums
From sprawling prog epics to abrasive leftfield detours, these 17 albums fiercely divided critics and fans alike
Meet Nicholas McCarthy - the world’s only professional one-handed concert pianist
Following his stunning debut at last year’s BBC Proms, one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy tells Claire Jackson all about repertoire, technique and challenging narrow-minded attitudes
These 11 rock bands should have been huge. But something went wrong
Some bands burned brightly before faltering. These 11 rock acts once promised greatness... yet somehow lost direction
These are the 12 greatest songs about America
From Bernstein's classic to the National Anthem, here's our round-up of the best songs about America
These 13 songs gave birth to entire new genres
From proto-punk to grunge via prog and disco, these 14 groundbreaking tracks lit the fuse on whole new genres, shaping music for generations
The day the 1960s turned sour: the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont disaster
The dream of peace and music ended among rancour, blood, and broken ideals at a hastily arranged rock festival in the burnt-orange dusk of 1969’s final days
Third time lucky: 17 legendary 3rd albums
Forget the ‘sophomore slump’ – the third album is where the training wheels come off and legends are truly forged in gold
Prog rock: the wild 1970s' most outlandish left turn
What happens when classical music-style levels of ambition, invention and sheer length are grafted onto pop music? The answer, as Meurig Bowen explains, is Prog Rock
This gorgeous cat steals the show at a classical music concert
In Istanbul, the City of Cats, this beautiful feline gets a warm welcome as she mingles with the orchestra during a classical concert
Eagles albums ranked – the top 3 may surprise you...
Discover where every Eagles album ranks – from timeless classics to underrated gems –and find out which record truly soars above the rest in our definitive guide
Hot streak! Rock's 13 most unstoppable album runs, ranked
From Bowie’s chameleonic streak to Zeppelin’s heavy-rock mastery, these are the rock album runs that define consistency and genius
Dark Side of the Moon fan? Try these 15 albums next
From Genesis to Brian Eno, explore 11 albums that expand on Dark Side of the Moon’s immersive, atmospheric brilliance
Confessions: 11 iconic love songs – and who they're ACTUALLY about
From Patti Boyd to Janis Joplin, discover the real-life muses who transformed private rock romances into legendary public confessions
The strange tale of the British rocker banned for burning the American flag
In 1969, a daring rock performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall sparked outrage, ignited political fury, and ended with a lifetime ban for its flamboyant keyboardist
Ranked: the 23 greatest movie scores of all time
Grab the popcorn, dim the lights and settle in for a run through our ranking of the greatest film scores of all time...
Road to Hell: rock's 13 most infamous tours
Excess, infighting... and a replica Stonehenge. The 13 times legendary rock bands overreached themselves on tour
David Bowie’s surprising passion for classical music
For Starman David Bowie, classical music was one of many important influences, says Andrew Green
Cult? 17 rock groups that were less a band, more a way of life
Forget the charts and the tours; for these radical collectives, being in a band was a 24-hour-a-day social experiment.
Outliers: these 21 albums sound like nothing else their bands ever made
Some albums defy expectations. From Beatles to Neil Young, these outliers reveal bands daring to experiment... and sometimes bewildering their fans
These 15 iconic rock partnerships notoriously turned sour
From wavering friendships to outright feuds, some of rock music’s most legendary partnerships are also some of its most flammable
Review: Bach Cantatas (Ensemble Correspondances/Sébastien Daucé)
Sébastien Daucé turns to Bach in accounts of fervour and tenderness, writes Nicholas Anderson