Irish folk music has inspired numerous composers over the centuries. This week's Top 5 @ 105 provides five classical recordings to accompany your St. Patrick's Day festivities.

This winter's cold, snowy weather has left everyone dreaming of the spring and summer months. Here are our Top 5 @ 105 compositions to help create the illusion of warmer weather.

Finding a three-course meal served in time to make an 8pm Lincoln Center curtain can be an arduous task. Our latest Top 5 @ 105 reveals the best pre-concert prix fixe on the Upper West Side.

Fret not music-lover lovers, there are plenty of settings for sweethearts for the big day. Here are our Top 5 @ 105 suggestions for an intimate Valentine’s Day concert.

At the start of the Vancouver Olympic Games, our latest Top 5 @ 105 looks at music inspired by athletic events.

Back in October, we listed the top free (or almost-free) concerts around town. Our latest Top 5 @ 105 revisits some of the best deals and steals for classical fans in New York City.

The ancient Greeks believed that the stars, planets and other celestial bodies made music, spinning out harmonies audible to a select few. Centuries later, the astronomer, Johannes Kepler spoke of the harmonic nature of the cosmos.

Chopin and Schumann turn 200 in 2010, giving musicians a chance to revel in the height of romantic 19th century music. Our Top 5 @ 105 highlights five other composer birthdays we can celebrate this year.

Out with the old and in with the new. Here's a Top 5 @ 105 list of exciting New York debuts and premieres coming up during the  spring season.

Our New Year's resolutions often never make it past that first January thaw. This year, consider a different action plan. Here are five ways you can become a better classical music fan--and participant.

With applications for the iPhone and iPod touch multiplying at a dizzying rate, there is a small but growing slate of products for the classical music fan. Here are five standouts.

Autumn is a great time to explore good music at leisure and in depth. These live-concert series around the region will keep you coming back again and again.

Looking for music that’s scary and spooky in honor of All Hallows’ Eve? Cast your eye on these online video picks.

New Jersey boasts a Fall concert calendar that should make many other states stay green with envy. Here are some great picks from across the Garden State.

Sure, there are always the DVDs of Peter and the Wolf and Beethoven Lives Upstairs, but a live concert is an unforgettable experience for young ones.

The stores may already be stacked with evergreen boughs and lights, but you can fend off consumer overload with some real holiday cheer. (And yes, we have no Nutcrackers here!)

New York is home to many wonderful amateur and semi-professional choral groups whose enthusiasm and accomplishment are part of the city’s lifeblood yet whose work goes largely unheralded. Here are a few of the best.

New York continues to be the mecca for young musicians hungry to leave their mark. Here are five to watch. 

Autumn will soon turning into winter, but that doesn’t mean the spirit of free summer shows is disappearing.

Used to spending big bucks on dinner when you’re going to a show? Try out these pre- or post-concert options instead.