Here’s our pick of those tunes to help you wind down after a long day, and keep you company through the wee small hours. Looking for that perfect night time classical masterpiece? We’ve found pieces ...

JACK Quartet (Austin Wulliman and Christopher Otto on the right). Photo by Beowulf Sheehan. “Classical music is relaxing.” “I listen to classical music because it’s soothing.” “I turn on classical ...

Jennifer Gersten, a doctoral student in violin performance at Stony Brook University, is an editor at Guernica and the winner of the 2018 Rubin Prize for Music Criticism. Follow @jenwgersten Let the ...

Today’s fast-paced, on-demand world offers immense opportunity -- and plenty of distraction. Tuning out worries and remaining focused can be especially difficult for children, many of whom feel ...

Arguably the most famous of Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals is No. 13 ‘The Swan’. Scored for two pianos and a solo cello, its calming melody represents the bird’s effortless gliding, while ...

Do you need to calm your kitty? Don't fret. Next month, Universal Music, a major label for classical music, is releasing Music for Cats, by David Teie. No, not music inspired by cats, (like Andrew ...