Controversy and scandal have surrounded Mozart’s landmark Requiem from the very beginning. An anonymous patron commissioned the work to commemorate the death of his wife. The patron may or may not ...

On March 21 and 22, Boston Baroque presented a program of Mozart’s “Symphony No. 35 in D Major (“Haffner”),” two Mozart arias performed by soprano Erin Morley, and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 2 in D ...

The Mainly Mozart Festival is in full flight. This year’s proceedings started on Thursday, June 15, and have gone from strength, to strength, to strength, to sublime. The first concert saw LA ...

The survey, conducted by Classic FM, is something of an annual event, in which Beethoven reigned victorious last year. But now, in 2017, Mozart has regained the top spot, with Tchaikovsky in third ...

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: Live in Concert - Haydn and Mozart by ...

Over the past week, I’ve discussed a number of scholars’ thoughts on what schools can do to nurture creativity and innovation among students. One point of view I meant to highlight earlier this week ...

However, no such increases were apparent after the subjects listened to Beethoven, suggesting there is something about the effect of Mozart's music in particular on our minds. The researchers, from ...

Deveau and the Borromeo String Quartet perform piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven as chamber music on a new recording. Lloyd Schwartz says the album is "full of feeling and discovery." This is ...

A selection of classical music travelling on the Voyager spacecraft at 100,000mph has made it outside our solar system, and is now 11.6 billion miles away from Earth. Launched in 1977, Voyager was ...

Strands of hair belonging to two master composers are expected to fetch at least £12,000 when they go under the auctioneer's hammer. A lock of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's fair hair has been valued at an ...