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These 15 bands should have been huge. They just landed in the wrong era
Out of sync and out of time: 15 brilliant acts who missed their window of immortality by a matter of months or years
Bowie! His 29 greatest songs, ranked
From Ziggy Stardust’s cosmic arrival to the haunting swan song of Blackstar, we rank 29 masterpieces from rock's greatest chameleon
Tolkien Rock: the 17 greatest songs about Middle-earth, ranked
From pastoral folk to thunderous metal, explore 17 legendary tracks that successfully translated J.R.R. Tolkien’s high-fantasy mythology into rock history
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Ranked: the 21 greatest albums of 1976, classic rock's pre-punk high tide
From stadium anthems to punk’s first strike, explore the 21 essential albums that defined rock’s most polished year
Woof! Rock's 17 most iconic dogs, ranked
From studio companions to lyrical legends, we rank the most influential canines to ever howl in the name of rock
1973 in prog rock: the 15 albums that made '73 prog paradise
From Mellotrons to mind-expanding epics, these 15 albums show why 1973 was prog rock’s boldest, brightest, most adventurous year
ROCK OPERA! Rock's 16 greatest storytelling epics, ranked worst to best
From dystopian grids to teenage tragedies, we rank sixteen bombastic masterpieces that pushed the boundaries of rock’s dramatic storytelling potential.
These are the 21 best violin concertos of all time
Here is our selection of the greatest pieces ever written for violin and orchestra. Do you agree?
These 11 abandoned 'ghost' albums could have changed rock history
From abandoned rock operas to lost masterpieces, these 9 cancelled albums might have rewritten musical history — if only they’d made it out of the studio alive
Ospedale della Pietà: the orphanage where Vivaldi turned abandoned girls into world-beating musicians
Harriet Constable, author of The Instrumentalist, explores Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà, the girls’ orphanage where Vivaldi taught and composed
15 huge 1970s bands that no one talks about anymore
They ruled radio, sold millions, and filled arenas – yet history quietly moved on without them. Welcome to the world of the forgotten Seventies stars
Review: Walton: Cello Concerto etc (Jonathan Aasgard, cello)
John Wilson’s Sinfonia of London is virtuosic and eloquent in vital orchestral works, writes Jo Talbot
Introducing the 5-minute piece of music guaranteed to bring you mindfulness
Here are a selection of pieces, from Hildegard von Bingen to Debussy, that will aid your serenity and mindfulness and put you in the perfect zone for meditation
Semyon Bychkov named music director of Opéra national de Paris
The conductor will take up the post for an initial four-year term from 2028
Here are 13 iconic songs from otherwise pretty poor albums
Greatness in the ruins: 15 times when a single majestic song way outshone its failing album
This kitten hears a violin for the first time – and her response is priceless
Watch Esther Abrami playing the violin to her kitten - and the frankly adorable response from the musical feline
1977 was SO much more than punk. We rank its 25 greatest albums
Beyond the punk explosion, 1977 was a kaleidoscopic year of disco fever, prog ambition, funk, soul and the birth of electropop
Rock's strangest myths: 18 enduring legends we just WANT to be true
Beyond the distortion lies the truth. We debunk 18 legendary tall tales that have defined rock history for decades.
Boos, hisses and rotten vegetables: opera’s worst behaved audiences
From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries, as Alexandra Wilson explores
Genius... or garbage? Rock’s 17 most polarizing bands
Love them or loathe them, these 17 rock titans split fans and critics down the middle
Bad boys (and 1 girl): 15 rock legends with a criminal record
Big hits, bad behaviour. Robin Askew introduces 15 rock legends with a rap sheet
'How a traumatic memory lapse changed the way I play the piano' – Leif Ove Andsnes
The 21 greatest albums of 1974, the year rock lost its innocence
1974: The year rock got heavy, greasy, and glam, mastering the art of the stadium and the studio alike
Lost 1970s classics: 15 forgotten gems from the album's golden decade
Discover 15 hidden gems from the 1970s: forgotten classics that reveal the decade’s richest, weirdest, and most beautiful musical surprises