'A waltz is two things, dance and music," said pianist Alexander Zlatkovski. In its own way, each component stands out in Western cultural history, the former because "it was the first dance that ...

The sounds of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's “Waltz of the Flowers” have become a holiday standard, but this family favorite began as a dance of rebellion, embraced by teens and sneered at by parents. When the ...

It’s a musical menu from A to Z, with little-known works from the 19th-century standard repertoire to a popular 21st-century composition. Major works by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, holiday-themed pieces in ...

The symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler are often hailed as the best achievements in orchestral music. But in fact, some of Western classical music's most vibrant symphonic music actually ...