Best Classical Music Performances of 2023. Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures. ... with less revenue coming in to square the books.

The Best Music Books of 2024. Our favorites include Kathleen Hanna’s riot grrrl memoir, a lively document of musicians’ snacking habits, and an essential Joni Mitchell biography.

The 15 best books of 2024, reissues included. The 20 best albums of 2024. The 30 best songs of 2024. Best of 2024: Eleven bright spots in classical music during a dark, complicated year.

From Spotify Connect to audiobooks to one of the biggest music catalogs available, this is the best streaming service. Article updated on June 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM PDT Our Experts ...

NPR Music has you covered, from the 50 best albums and the 124 best songs of 2024, to discussions, features and more across a wide range of genres, including our picks for the year in classical ...

Toward the end of every year, our critics share their thoughts on the best film, television, pop music, classical music, books, art, dance, theater, video games, comedy and so much more. They’ll ...

As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of the year has a lot more to do with lasting impressions than definitive rankings. This was a year of big tours and ...

Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...