With an eclectic style and influences ranging from Erik Satie to Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin is entwined with contemporary classical music thanks to Philip Glass, Alarm Will Sound, and others.

CRB Classical Blog

24.05.2025

Instant Replay: 073 | CRB

Espresso, some blues and a little bit of surfin' round out this month's Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

14.05.2025

The 2025-2026 Season of Celebrity Series of Boston | CRB

Artistic Director Nicole Taney talks with CRB's Brian McCreath about the newly announced season, which includes visits from three major orchestras, all-Bach programs from Yo-Yo Ma, Yunchan Lim, and others, and an opening night with mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges.

CRB Classical Blog

27.04.2025

Instant Replay: 072 | CRB

Spring flings with some classic looks, and a baby! All in this month's Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

11.04.2025

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 Season | CRB

Broad, interconnected thematic programming drives the BSO’s just announced 2025-2026 season, including “E Pluribus Unum,” a kaleidoscopic exploration of American works, “Where Words End: Music and the Natural World,” and “Faith in Our Time,” as well as a celebration of Symphony Hall's 125th birthday.

CRB Classical Blog

03.04.2025

Dancing Beyond the Mainstream | CRB

Artists across the pop music spectrum, from Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens to Solange Knowles and RZA, have made recent forays into music for ballet. Why now, and what’s changed about their music to accommodate the medium?

CRB Classical Blog

23.03.2025

Music on Ice at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships | CRB

Figure skating is a sport with deep ties to classical music. Here's what you'll hear at this year's ISU World Figure Skating Championships, taking place in Boston, MA.

CRB Classical Blog

21.03.2025

Instant Replay: 071 | CRB

Spring has sprung, and with it comes a riot of fiddle, a lo-fi re-imagining, and at least two GRAMMY Awards in the Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

06.03.2025

A First-Timer's Visit to Symphony Hall | CRB

If you've never made the trek to Symphony Hall, you're not alone. Join WCRB host Phil Jones on his first ever visit to hear the BSO, and get ready to make YOUR Symphony Hall debut!

CRB Classical Blog

05.03.2025

Koussevitzky, the Double Bass, and the BSO | CRB

Edwin Barker, Principal Double Bassist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, illuminates the connection between Serge Koussevitzky's chosen instrument and its impact on the history of the BSO.

CRB Classical Blog

01.03.2025

Instant Replay: 070 | CRB

Wintry mix gives way to buoyant hope. Spring is in the ear, in this month's Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

25.02.2025

This Just In: Ēriks Ešenvalds’s "Passion and Resurrection" | CRB

English ensembles Polyphony and Britten Sinfonia, led by Stephen Layton, bring a polished sheen to Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds’s modern masterpiece "Passion and Resurrection" and other works.

CRB Classical Blog

25.02.2025

Planets on Parade! | CRB

In a rare occurrence, planets will line up in the sky this month. A classical composer lined them up over 100 years ago!

CRB Classical Blog

19.02.2025

For the Year of the Snake | CRB

Meet the Serpent: one of classical music's most unusual instruments.

CRB Classical Blog

01.02.2025

Instant Replay: 069 | CRB

Possibly the perfect playlist for the sweater-wearing, french-speaking, stunt-car-driving monk in your life. See what I mean in this month's Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

31.01.2025

The 2025 Tanglewood Season | CRB

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its next summer season in the Berkshires, highlighted by Puccini's "Tosca," a new concerto by John Williams, and a celebration of Keith Lockhart's 30th anniversary as Boston Pops Conductor.

CRB Classical Blog

18.01.2025

Daring to Dream: A Reflection on America | CRB

In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.

CRB Classical Blog

11.01.2025

'Crossing The Deep' Connects Handel's Choral Works with Spirituals by Enslaved Africans | CRB

The concert series is a response to the uncovering of information connecting Handel to the slave trade.

CRB Classical Blog

10.01.2025

Boston Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Nathan Cole | CRB

In his first season as the BSO's Concertmaster, Nathan Cole talks with CRB's Brian McCreath about his background, the distinctive sound worlds different orchestras produce, and the challenges and rewards of his position.

CRB Classical Blog

03.01.2025

In Final Season as Boston Baroque's Conductor, Martin Pearlman Still Finds Awe in Handel | CRB

Pearlman reflects on his final season leading Boston Baroque.

CRB Classical Blog

27.12.2024

Instant Replay: 068 | CRB

The end (of the year) may be nigh, but we've got just the right tunes for dancing, reflection and "scream-singing" til' the ball drops.

CRB Classical Blog

21.12.2024

Our Top Classical Albums of 2024 | CRB

It's been a terrific year for classical music. From passionate piano solos to lush orchestral works and beyond, here are our favorite classical recordings released in 2024!

CRB Classical Blog

19.12.2024

A Classical Hallmark Christmas | CRB

What does the holiday season mean to you? For me, it means Hallmark movies! Here are five classically-inclined Hallmark Christmas movies that are worth checking out.

CRB Classical Blog

18.12.2024

Beyond Nutcracker and Messiah, Ten Classical Christmas Gems | CRB

For some, it’s not Christmas until they hear “that one piece” of music. We’ve gathered ten more to add to your list!

CRB Classical Blog

03.12.2024

This Just In: “Composition Sped Up” with Nightingale Vocal Ensemble | CRB

Boston-based choir Nightingale Vocal Ensemble shakes up the classical choral format with their entirely improvised debut album “Composition Sped Up.”

CRB Classical Blog

26.11.2024

The Books Behind the Music | CRB

Much ink has been spilled in writing books about classical music. Here are some staff favorites.

CRB Classical Blog

23.11.2024

Instant Replay: 067 | CRB

Fall is for sad love songs, jazz spirituals, sleeping in, and pie. Lots of pie. Get your fill in this month's Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

22.11.2024

St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music | CRB

For centuries, composers have paid tribute to St. Cecilia, remembered on November 22nd, leading to a fascinating tapestry of musical expression.

CRB Classical Blog

28.10.2024

Classical in Cartoons: Disney's "The Skeleton Dance" | CRB

Walt Disney’s spookiest “Silly Symphony” launched a new approach to classical music in cartoons, but its roots go as far back as the medieval Black Plague.

CRB Classical Blog

24.10.2024

This Just In: Takashi Yoshimatsu’s “Memo Flora" | CRB

Japanese composer, columnist and iconoclast Takashi Yoshimatsu evokes babbling brooks, chirping birds, and delicate beauty in this radically pastoral album featuring Sachio Fujioka and the Manchester Camerata.

CRB Classical Blog

24.10.2024

Finding America with Augustin Hadelich, on "American Road Trip" | CRB

20 years after first moving to the United States, violinist Augustin Hadelich's newest recording is a celebration of the kaleidoscopic tapestry of American classical music.

CRB Classical Blog

19.10.2024

Top Hits of the '24s! | CRB

The '24s have been very good years for classical pieces that became top hits of the day!

CRB Classical Blog

18.10.2024

Instant Replay: 066 | CRB

A musical melange as varied as the leaves I still need to rake off the lawn, just for you in this month's Instant Replay.

CRB Classical Blog

09.10.2024

Art in Times of Tragedy with Skylark Vocal Ensemble | CRB

Matthew Guard, Artistic Director of the Boston-based vocal ensemble, talks about their new album, "Clear Voices in the Dark," the monumental challenge of recording Poulenc's "Figure Humaine," and music as a human reaction to violence.

CRB Classical Blog

01.10.2024

The Sounds and Sweet Airs of Shakespeare in Classical Music | CRB

One of the great things about the Bard is how adaptable his plays are. There are endless ways to interpret them — on stage and on screen, sure, but also in music!

CRB Classical Blog

24.09.2024

Carlos Simon on his Music, his Life, and the BSO | CRB

The Boston Symphony's new composer chair talks about his roots in the churches of his family, his hopes and plans with the BSO, and the deep meanings of his music on a new recording called "Four Symphonic Works."

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Classical in Cartoons: Mickey, Mayhem, and Rossini in Disney's "The Band Concert" | CRB

Music for Lovers | CRB

Instant Replay: 074 | CRB

50 Years Later, the Music of ‘Jaws’ Still Delights and Frightens | CRB

Aphex Twin, Intelligent Dance, and the Classical Connection | CRB

Instant Replay: 073 | CRB

The 2025-2026 Season of Celebrity Series of Boston | CRB

Instant Replay: 072 | CRB

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 Season | CRB

Dancing Beyond the Mainstream | CRB

Music on Ice at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships | CRB

Instant Replay: 071 | CRB

A First-Timer's Visit to Symphony Hall | CRB

Koussevitzky, the Double Bass, and the BSO | CRB

Instant Replay: 070 | CRB

This Just In: Ēriks Ešenvalds’s "Passion and Resurrection" | CRB

Planets on Parade! | CRB

For the Year of the Snake | CRB

Instant Replay: 069 | CRB

The 2025 Tanglewood Season | CRB

Daring to Dream: A Reflection on America | CRB

'Crossing The Deep' Connects Handel's Choral Works with Spirituals by Enslaved Africans | CRB

Boston Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Nathan Cole | CRB

In Final Season as Boston Baroque's Conductor, Martin Pearlman Still Finds Awe in Handel | CRB

Instant Replay: 068 | CRB

Our Top Classical Albums of 2024 | CRB

A Classical Hallmark Christmas | CRB

Beyond Nutcracker and Messiah, Ten Classical Christmas Gems | CRB

This Just In: “Composition Sped Up” with Nightingale Vocal Ensemble | CRB

The Books Behind the Music | CRB

Instant Replay: 067 | CRB

St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music | CRB

Classical in Cartoons: Disney's "The Skeleton Dance" | CRB

This Just In: Takashi Yoshimatsu’s “Memo Flora" | CRB

Finding America with Augustin Hadelich, on "American Road Trip" | CRB

Top Hits of the '24s! | CRB

Instant Replay: 066 | CRB

Art in Times of Tragedy with Skylark Vocal Ensemble | CRB

The Sounds and Sweet Airs of Shakespeare in Classical Music | CRB

Carlos Simon on his Music, his Life, and the BSO | CRB

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