From glam to punk, prog to soul, the 1970s defined the album era – here are the decade’s standout releases, year by year.

Bands breaking apart, creativity under strain, brilliance and bitterness tangled together – 15 albums where you can hear the ...

From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...

Messiaen’s music is always about something. Unlike some of his contemporaries, he was convinced that music could convey or embody meaning and he spoke volumes about what his music was portraying.

Walter Kent & Nat Burton’s response to the battles in the skies over the English Channel is perhaps the most popular wartime songs. Though recorded in 1941 by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, it was Vera ...

András Schiff was born in Budapest, to Jewish parents. He was an only child. When did Schiff leave his native Hungary? He emigrated from Hungary in 1979. Unable to gain US citizenship, he instead took ...

When choosing speakers, the big consideration used to be whether to opt for floor-standing or smaller bookshelf designs. Now, however, wireless technology and streaming services like Spotify mean ...

Wit, warmth, and surprising emotional depth: Mozart's 27 completed piano concertos are one of classical music's best-loved bodies of works. Across ten masterworks, Mozart transformed the concerto from ...

'How beautiful are the feet' is one of the most beautiful songs in Handel’s Messiah, and is usually sung by a soprano (high voice, either female or a young male chorister). This song features in Part ...

There's nothing to beat the atmosphere of the Last Night of the Proms when Rule Britannia is sung. Even the most unmusical among us can't resist bursting into song and belting the lyrics out loudly.

Rock history is littered with tales of missed chances, bad timing, and brilliance squandered. For every band that climbed the charts and filled stadiums, countless others burned bright but briefly — ...