Kenneth LaFave

Although attributed to Tchaikovsky, the Suite No. 4 is actually a tribute to Mozart, the composer whom Tchaikovsky ...

The composer turned a personal tragedy into one of the greatest musical masterpieces.

The celebrated actor steps into the concert hall with 'Life Is a Dream,' a collection of original works.

In the high desert of New Mexico, Santa Fe has become an unlikely cultural mecca, where opera, art, ...

After going independent and slowing down on his tour schedule, country singer-songwriter Chase Rice is making his most ...

The sorrowful opera combines tragedy with lyrical beauty.

The German composer reveals his softer side in his birthday composition to his beloved wife, Cosima.

How the Polish maestro revolutionized the piano by fusing classical rigor with romantic drama.

This week, we put the question of "which American symphony was first" to the test.

Fingers fly and notes sprinkle through the air like confetti in one of Beethoven's most physically demanding piano ...

Berlioz's obsession with a Shakespearean actress inspired his work.

Are there truly American elements in Dvorak's Symphony No. 9?

How a set of traditional piano duets caught the ear of Johannes Brahms and launched Antonin Dvorak onto ...

Modest Mussorgsky's musical stroll through an art exhibit honored his friend, an artist who had died too young.

A lifelong bond between Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann inspired music, letters, and enduring mystery.

Let tyrants shake their iron rod, And Slav'ry clank her galling chains, We fear them not, we trust in ...

Contrary to scholarly interpretations, the “Heart of Darkness” condemns the primitive and extols the civilized.

A valid history of American music must the composer John Philip Sousa, known as 'The March King.'

Near the end of Mahler's symphony, the ravishing “Adagietto” movement chronicles the joy of falling in love.

Gustav Mahler’s life swung between opposites: composer and conductor, Jew and Catholic, nature-lover and urbanite. One dichotomy characterized ...

If I played the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Opus ...

A close listening to the composer's final work reveals how rhythm, melody, and color converge in a meditation ...

What are the mysterious barricades alluded to in the tune's title?

Mozart's final symphony, "Jupiter," blends technical brilliance with soaring beauty—offering a powerful glimpse into the composer’s genius at ...

Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 Op. 13 opens with a dramatic slow section that repeats and deepens questions to ...

With his composition 'On the Trail,' Ferde Grofé takes listeners down into the Grand Canyon and back up ...

The famed composer's most accessible piece continues to influence 20th-century Western music.