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

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

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

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.

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 — ...

It once sat quietly in a Hollywood prop department—forgotten, dusty, and undervalued. Yet today, it’s the most expensive piano on Earth. This humble upright has no golden frame, no diamond-inlaid keys ...

We asked 100 of today’s finest pianists to have their say – three votes each. Here is the list that resulted. Romanian pianist Radu Lupu rose to fame after winning the Van Cliburn (1966) and Leeds ...

Opera is the most all-consuming art form ever created — where music, drama, poetry, design, and emotion collide at full force. For centuries, it has given voice to the grandest passions, the darkest ...

A Romantic in the deepest sense, Chopin lived a life shaped by exile, ill health, and doomed love. Yet he transformed personal suffering into art of transcendent beauty. Settling in Paris, he became a ...

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 ...