Exploring the meaning and history of the concept of ‘music’

What does ‘music’ mean, and what is the origin of music?

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Chopin’s Nocturnes help students retain memorised information, according to this study

Chopin and Beethoven’s music helps students pass exams, study finds

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Yuja Wang’s heart rate results revealed, after marathon Rachmaninov performance.

Yuja Wang wore a heart rate monitor in Rachmaninov marathon, with astonishing results

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Yuja Wang

Freddie De Tommaso on Classic FM

Star tenor Freddie De Tommaso presents new Classic FM series celebrating classical music of Italy

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How Bach inspired Beyoncé – all the classical music references in ‘Cowboy Carter’

How Bach inspired Beyoncé – all the classical music references in ‘Cowboy Carter’

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Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 is voted as the No.1 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2024, for the second year in a row.

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 crowned nation’s favourite for second year running

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Classic FM Hall of Fame

William Byrd and his early place of work, Lincoln Cathedral

Choir meme page helps 430-year-old Byrd motet enter Classic FM Hall of Fame

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Listen to the Classic FM Hall of Fame countdown live, 9am-9pm across the Easter weekend.

We’re counting down the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2024! Listen live and follow the chart

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Classic FM Hall of Fame

Crowds gather at Bach’s statue ahead of a performance of his St John Passion

On the 300th anniversary of the St John Passion, the music world makes pilgrimage to J.S. Bach’s home church

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Bach

Ice skating prodigy Ilia Malinin broke a world record with his free skating performance to the Succession theme tune at the World Figure Skating Championships 2024.

19-year-old makes figure skating history in viral ‘Succession’ theme routine

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Great Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini

Remembering the great Maurizio Pollini with this intensely beautiful final Beethoven sonata

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Maurizio Pollini

St John’s Voices

Cambridge college says upset is ‘regrettable’, as thousands petition over axed chapel choir

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The Poor Clare Sister of Arundel on Abbey Road

Singing nuns of 800-year-old tradition are bringing their vocal music to pop charts

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Anna Lapwood wins Best Classical Artist at The Global Awards 2024

Anna Lapwood wins ‘Best Classical’ artist category at The Global Awards 2024

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Global Awards

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World’s only one-handed concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy reveals fascinating history of left hand piano

World’s only one-handed concert pianist reveals fascinating history of left hand piano

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Luciano Pavarotti and Tracy Chapman duet in 2000

When Pavarotti and Tracy Chapman stunned the world in a soulful operatic duet

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Luciano Pavarotti

St John’s Voices

‘Devastated’ St John’s Cambridge mixed choir abolished, with music director made redundant

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