The days are getting shorter. And there's a little chill in the air as leaves fall and nature begins to slow down -- at least here in Washington. That feeling is reflected in a mellow mix of new ...

After her daughter was born, the classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine started looking into the range of Berceuse or lullabies written for violin. During her research, Pine found over 150 of these ...

Listen carefully to the music on Lullaby Lake with your little one, do you recognise the songs? Even if you're no classical music master, you can enjoy putting a name to the song in our relaxing quiz, ...

Design: Auditory stimulation of preterm infants with music is used in many neonatal intensive care units for stimulation, calming or easing of pain. In accordance with studies in adults, we expected a ...

While strolling in his home city of Reykjavik last year, Gabríel Ólafs wandered into a bookstore, where he found an out-of-print collection of ancient Viking melodies. The Icelandic pianist-composer ...

On a recent spring morning, Shawna Percival wheels her double stroller onto the stage of Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony. She takes her girls with her everywhere when she’s not at work.

1 Review: BBC PROMS: MAHLER'S FIRST BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S ‘PAGANINI’ VARIATIONS, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert ...

For those who have ever worried about drifting off during a classical music concert, composer Max Richter has created a piece specifically for that purpose. Sleep, an eight-hour piece which the the ...