“White Christmas” might be the best-selling Christmas carol ever, but the song’s backstory has less to do with tidings of ...

When, in late 2021, I heard the UK premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio, it truly felt like a heaven-sent gift of musical and vocal splendour after the long famine of our lockdown ...

Each year I’m devastated anew by Vince Guaraldi’s maudlin piano plinking softly under the opening line of “A Charlie Brown ...

Scientific studies claim that modern music has become simpler than ever before, both lyrically and musically. But are they ...

Paul McCartney's Ram was once considered his worst album, with even Ringo Starr calling it a waste of time. But this ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Discover a broad range of this year's most compelling classical recordings, including symphonic booty-shakers, mystic violin, ...