Emerging out of the Classical tradition at the close of the eighteenth century, the Romantic period spanned roughly from the 1820s to the dawn of the twentieth century, when the seeds of modernism ...

What changed in music: Romantic composers broke away from strict classical forms, focusing on emotional storytelling, individual expression, and dramatic contrasts in their works. Why it matters now: ...

A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between. By Mitchell Kuga The origins of what we think of as Western classical music date back to the 10th century, with the development ...

Historically informed performance (HIP) is reshaping how we experience Romantic-era music, from Clara Schumann’s piano artistry to the rubato of Chopin and Liszt. Using period instruments and cultural ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The Romantic-era composer, the focus of this year’s Bard Music Festival, wrote works that sprang from a mind capable of thinking only in pipe dreams. Hector Berlioz, whose ...