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These are the 15 greatest works by Chopin, iconic Romantic composer
From the Minute Waltz to the Funeral March, we choose some of the very finest pieces by the great Polish composer and pianist
Gone: Rock’s 17 most shocking walkouts
From sudden disappearances to mid-set meltdowns, these are the moments rock’s biggest stars simply decided they had finally had enough
BBC Get Singing launches throughout the UK
The initiative will provide teachers with resources to encourage collective singing among 11 to 14 year-olds throughout the UK
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Rollercoaster bands: 9 iconic groups who spun from success to failure
From creative disagreements to musical missteps, these legendary rock bands rode dramatic waves of success and failure
These 15 legendary rock bands were misunderstood for decades
From ignored rejects to cultural icons, these are the artists who failed in their own time... only to emerge into the light years later
Good vibrations: the impact of music on the road to recovery
Inside the creative journey of an artist and musician after a cancer diagnosis
2026 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards shortlists announced
The RPS Awards winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony in London on 12 March 2026
1991 was rock's post-80s new dawn. We rank its 17 greatest albums
The best albums of 1991 – the year grunge, hip-hop, electronic, and alternative crashed in, forever altering rock's landscape
Buried alive under an avalanche: music's 11 most bizarre and tragic deaths
Some of the most well-known composers met their ends in highly unusual ways...
These 15 bands honestly sounded like nothing else on the planet
From Captain Beefheart’s surreal blues to Can’s hypnotic krautrock, these 15 bands revelled in a soundworld like no other on Earth
These 15 music icons left us far too young
From Robert Johnson to Nick Drake: 15 brilliant musicians gone too soon – tragic losses that left us wondering what could have been
These 12 1970s rock gods reinvented themselves for the 1980s
Some 1970s rock giants lost their way in the '80s—while others reinvented themselves and thrived in bold new directions.
New Cliburn International Competition for Conductors announced
The inaugural competition will take place in June 2028 in Houston, Texas with Marin Alsop as jury chair
Canadian rock: the Great White North's 21 all-time greats, ranked
From folk legends to pop icons, Canada has produced extraordinary talent. Here’s our ranking of the 15 greatest Canadian musicians, celebrating innovation, influence, and timeless artistry.
Fluke or Genius? Rock's 15 most improbable success stories – ranked
Some bands shouldn’t have existed: chaotic line-ups, clueless musicians, or impossible personalities. Yet these 15 acts defied the odds – and changed music forever
Jimi Hendrix went on tour with The Monkees. It was short – and disastrous
When Hendrix met Monkeemania, the result was a surreal, strangely touching culture clash – and the essence of 1967's adventurous spirit
These 11 musical masterpieces were hated by their first audiences
Eleven classical masterpieces that were first unleashed upon an angry, unimpressed or simply confused world
These 21 dark, strange albums closed the door on the 1960s
21 shadowy, unsettling albums that signalled the ’60s dream was dying – and something stranger and darker was coming
Beethoven! His 21 essential masterpieces, ranked
Michael Tanner selects and explores Beethoven's top 21 must-hear masterpieces, choosing from the very best of the great composer's extensive output
Review: Debussy • Szymanowski Quartets (Belcea Quartet)
Michael Jameson is entranced by the Belcea Quartet’s brilliant pairing of French and Polish composers
15 brilliantly bizarre 1970s albums you must hear
The 1970s were a mad, wonderful time for makers of experimental rock music. From krautrock to psychedelia and way beyond, here are 15 of the decade's most brilliantly madcap albums
These 15 US states have been stunningly evoked in music
From Alaskan glaciers to Florida plantations, Brian Wise explores how composers have depicted the American landscape
Eurovision Classical Concerts to launch on BBC TV
Four concerts by exceptional orchestras will be broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer - and across Europe - from February
GRRRR!!! Rock's 29 angriest songs – ranked
From the visceral growl of the 1960s to the industrial rage of the 90s, explore the songs that turned pure fury into rock’s most explosive anthems