With the traditional music industry in shambles, the larger labels are repackaging their deep catalogs as never before, releasing well-conceived box sets that are modestly priced for the amount of ...

Though Richard Strauss later withdrew section titles that give a narrative to his autobiographical tone poem, “Ein Heldenleben” (“A Hero’s Life”), the epic nature of a hero at battle remains within ...

Cannons, fireworks, trumpets, and drums – with the whole orchestra to play with, classical music is the perfect accompaniment ...

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Four Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis (ABC Classics) This isn’t a Heldenleben of extremes, but it’s definitely a performance ...

Earlier releases in Thomas Søndergård’s ongoing Sibelius cycle were marred by indifferent engineering, so it’s nice to report that this collection of tone poems and incidental music boasts excellent ...

Richard Strauss put his family life on display, arguments and all, in his Sinfonia Domestica. Enjoy it tonight during our evening music beginning at 8 pm on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

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Though Richard Strauss later withdrew section titles that give a narrative to his autobiographical tone poem, “Ein Heldenleben” (“A Hero’s Life”), the epic nature of a hero at battle remains within ...

Richard Strauss is known for his huge late 19th century orchestral works on weighty topics, so it might be surprising to discover that he wrote a suite for orchestra based on short harpsichord pieces ...

The music of Mozart and Strauss is able to lower blood lipid concentrations and the heart rate. This is the result of a study of the effect of different musical genres on the cardiovascular system, ...

Here is a list of classical music performances in L.A. for Dec. 22-29: Der Ring Des Polykrates Numi Opera stages Erich Korngold’s one-act comedy about a happily married musician whose life is upended ...