Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was a German composer, conductor, and revolutionary dramatist who didn’t just compose music—he forged it in fire and gold. He is best known for reshaping opera into a total sensory and emotional experience, what he grandly calle...

Long before Beethoven shook Europe with his symphonies, before Mozart dazzled the courts of Vienna, there stood a man whose sword was as sharp as his symphonies—Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

Albéniz nearly burned Iberia—what he left behind became a piano masterwork.

Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz breaks down the most Popular (no, not that one!) piece from his smash-hit musical, 'Wicked'.

Songwriting legend Diane Warren joins TODAY to talk about her new documentary “Diane Warren: Relentless” which chronicles her career, working with icons including Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and more.

This video presents the 60 biggest hits written or co-written by Diane Warren. The chart data analysed in order to rank the songs was their peak position in both the US and the UK charts, giving more weight to the place in which the song peaked higher....

"Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future" tells the story of the African American composer and pianist known as one of the greatest musicians of the 19th century.

Two hundred years ago this week, Beethoven conducted his final symphony.

The life of pianist and composer Scott Joplin who, thanks to his natural talent and despite extreme poverty, has become the greatest Ragtime musician of all time. Released December 30, 1977.

Pachelbel's Canon is an accompanied canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. The canon was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo and paired with a gigue, known as Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo. Both moveme...

Woman Who Wrote ‘We Shall Overcome’ Finally Gets Recognized For Civil Rights Anthem

Tania Leon's passion for music has been center stage since her childhood in Cuba. Throughout her career, she composed music and conducted orchestras on the world's biggest stages. Now, at 79, she is being recognized as one of this year's Kennedy Center ho...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first glance, it’s actually full of subversive symbolism. Joshua Borths...

Sofronitsky - Beethoven's moonlight sonata performed on his favorite piano A.Walter (by Paul McNulty)

A guide to the life and works of pianist and composer Franz Liszt, and what made him such an important figure in music history.