Classical Music
Elizabeth Peyton and Marching Church Put the Pain Back in Painting
Inside: proof that painting, classical music, and rock 'n' roll aren't dead.
Vivaldi’s "The Four Seasons" Meets Electropop and Painted Visuals
British composer Anna Meredith recontextualizes Everybody knows the mega-famous concerto. But not like this.
A Burger King in San Francisco Is Blasting Classical Music 24/7
Why not just constantly blast the shit out of some classical music in the hopes of deterring would-be loiterers? After all, there couldn’t possibly be a loiterer out there with enough class to stomach the tunes, right?
This Virtuoso Makes Every Annoying Ringtone Beautiful on a Piano
Consider sampling part of this to turn old ringtones on their heads.
Kate Simko Makes Room on the Dancefloor for an Orchestra on Her New Ensemble LP
Simko gave up a normal career producing floor-fillers to challenge herself and explore new horizons.
This Synth Lets Anyone Compose Just Like Bach
Meet Luisa Pereira’s Counterpointer, a synth that creates three-voice melodies according to the rules of counterpoint.
Music Is a Place: A Conversation with Philip Glass
We spoke with the innovative composer about his Tibet House Benefit Concert, working with David Bowie, and what music might sound like in the future.
Revolutionary Recording Techniques Are Bringing Bach Back
One contemporary classical musician's electronic counterfeit of Bach's fugues.
Reel Talk: The Corbin Smith Review Of Basketball Highlights For The Week With Thanksgiving In It
In which we witness the spectacle of slightly-less-than-awesome Steph Curry, the horror of Grayson Allen in Dukening, and make a bunch of Andrew Wiggins posters.
Projection Mapping in a Concert Hall Brings Dvořák's Music to Life
Ol' Antonín's never looked this good.
PREMIERE: Watch the Story Behind Composer Nils Frahm's 'Late Night Tales'
Frahm talks crafting the compilation and gives a tour of his personal record collection, which includes everything from 78s to minidiscs to a portable phonograph.
Waltz with 5,000 Glowing Plexiglass Blades
Piano music splinters into a hypnotic, glassy dance in Fabien Oefner's latest work, 'Field of Sound.'