As we launched our new Romance Stream, YourClassical listeners were invited to vote for the pieces of music they consider to be the most likely to evoke thoughts of love or romance. Here are the top 10 pieces, as voted by you.
From a Scientology documentary to a Beach Boys biopic, this year's films were filled with some exceptional music.
Each week on New Classical Tracks, the featured recording is offered as a free giveaway, with copies given to lucky winners in a random draw. Continuing a tradition launched last year, here are the top 10 most-coveted New Classical Tracks releases of 2015, based on number of giveaway entrants.
TV is just getting better and better -- and so is TV music. Garrett Tiedemann weighs in on the ten best TV scores of 2015.
When Disney's 'Fantasia' was originally released, the most controversial segment wan't the bit about evolution - it was the segment that had the temerity to change Beethoven's story for his Sixth Symphony.
Nearly 40 years ago, many people in discotheques were discovering, celebrating — and yes, getting their groove on — to the music of Beethoven. On Oct. 9, 1976, Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “A Fifth Of Beethoven.” The music is a disco rendition of Beethoven’s … Continue reading Beethoven’s Disco Hit →
This year's Gramophone Award for Recording of the Year went to Claudio Abbado's recording of Bruckner's Ninth with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Paavo Järvi scooped Artist of the Year, and the Lifetime Achievement award went to Bernard Haitink.
The artistic director of the Discovery Orchestra refutes ten widespread myths about classical music.
The soundtrack for the game 'Awesomenauts' sounds like an alien radio station. The music was created by a group of composers who call themselves SonicPicnic.
Top Score says "thank you" to production assistant Pierce Huxtable for one year of great work. Pierce's position was funded by a (non-renewable) grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, an award for which Top Score is forever grateful.
