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Review: Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Le Concert des Nations, etc/Jordi Savall)
Ashutosh Khandekar is captivated by Jordi Savall’s take on Schumann’s secular oratorio, Das Paradies und die Peri
These affordable TV soundbars will make your movie night sound incredible
We definitely won't be getting reunion tours from these 11 classic bands
Their songs remain immortal, but the musicians who created them are gone – meaning these legendary bands can never reunite
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These 9 bands were huge. But no one sounds like them today
They defined eras and left us timeless songs – yet these 9 iconic bands had a sound that nobody seems to have inherited
How different is composing an opera from writing film and television music?
After 20 years composing for film and television, David Buckley reflects on the shift to opera and the unexpected ways his experience of writing for the screen shaped his approach to composing for the stage
Here are the 13 worst albums by rock icons
Even rock legends have off days. These are the infamous albums where iconic artists lost the plot – and proved that greatness isn't always guaranteed
The terrible album cover that helped break up one of the 1970s' biggest bands
Emerson, Lake & Palmer looked unstoppable. Then they made Love Beach, dressed like the Bee Gees and promptly fell apart
1977: the 25 greatest albums from the year music got gloriously weird
Beyond the punk explosion, 1977 was a kaleidoscopic year of disco fever, prog ambition, funk, soul and the birth of electropop
'Sewer rat': the Queen song that sparked a legal threat
From Beatles bitterness to Taylor Swift's heartbreak, these 17 songs prove revenge sounds even sweeter when millions are listening closely
17 gloriously 1980s one-hit wonders – one year dominates
They arrived, conquered the charts and vanished. Meet 17 gloriously memorable one-hit wonders who briefly ruled the 1980s pop world
9 pieces that catch our greatest composers on, frankly, a bad day
Genius doesn’t guarantee you will create a winner every time, writes Richard Morrison
I say! Rock’s 11 poshest stars – and No. 1 is literally a lord
These acts prove that connections and financial support can go a long way when trying to make it
Why the 18th-century fortepiano is far more versatile than the concert grand
Play Mozart or CPE Bach on a modern grand piano if you like, says Tom Service, but to hear the music as they wanted it, it’s time to bring on the fortepiano!
Too depressing, too strange, too long: 11 songs nobody expected to become huge
They sounded too downbeat, too unwieldy, or too downright weird for success. Yet these 11 unlikely songs became enormous rock landmarks
The bizarre music piece where one player sits in the other's lap
Step forward Ligeti, Stockhausen and, er, Mozart: here are classical music's strangest, craziest and weirdest compositions
Review: Piano Postcards (Stephen Hough)
Stephen Hough’s musical trip around the world is delightful, evocative listening, says Rebecca Franks
America adored these 11 bands. Britain? Not so much
Many successful US bands have an appeal that comfortably crosses the Atlantic, there are others that do not
You know these 11 iconic album covers. But do you know their strange stories?
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but can the same be said about an album sleeve?
The 7 essential works by Edward Elgar – as chosen by British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber
British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber picks the most marvellously memorable works by Edward Elgar
WHAT did they just say? 13 rock stars who spoke out of turn (no. 12's career was nearly ended)
From drunken rants to political scandals, here are 13 moments when rock’s biggest icons took rebellion too far – and paid for it
Do you love 1970s classic rock? These 11 modern bands will give you the same rush
Missing the magic of 1970s rock? From Zeppelin-style riffs to prog and psychedelia, these 11 contemporary bands are your next listen
Think classical music isn’t for you? These 11 thrilling works might change your mind
Classical music isn't all dusty masterpieces and solemn concert halls. These 11 thrilling works offer passion, beauty, drama and unforgettable melodies.
We picked the best double live album of the ’70s – and it’s not by the Stones or Led Zeppelin
The 1970s were the decade when double live albums reigned supreme. Here are the sets that have endured the best
Altamont: the nightmare that brought the 1960s to a violent end
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
