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Top Five Competition Controversies
Whether generated by the appeal of reality television or the means of promoting talented musicians, competitions seem to be more popular than ever these days. While we’ll let the expe... May 4, 2012
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Top Five Most Underrated Instruments
This week, The Economist’s More Intelligent Life Web site began polling readers on “Which Instrument Is the Best?” We've come up with a list of our own, for the symphony orchestra.
Apr 25, 2012 -
Top Five Musically-Inspired Paintings Displayed in New York
We’ve picked our top five musically inspired works of art hanging in New York museums, including art by Chagall, Picasso and Kandinsky.
Apr 20, 2012 -
Top Five Pieces About the Titanic
Over the last century, the Titanic tragedy has spawned several books, movies, musicals and plenty of music. Here are five notable pieces.
Apr 11, 2012 -
Top Five Easter Week Performances
Whether it’s in spite of—or due to—the solemnity of the holiday, Easter and its lead up has inspired some of the greatest art in the Western canon. Here are five standouts.
Apr 2, 2012 -
Top Five Digital Archive Projects in Classical Music
A few organizations have been at the forefront in establishing enviable collections of freely-available manuscripts on the Web. Here are five standouts.
Mar 28, 2012 -
Top Five Uses of Opera as a Plot Device in Cinema
The "Godfather" franchise, which turned 40 last week, will be forever connected to Pietro Mascagni’s Cavelleria rusticana. But Hollywood has long included live opera performances as plot devices.
Mar 23, 2012 -
Top Five Beers for Classical Music Listeners
This St. Patrick's Day, as you raise a glass, make it a melodious one with our top five brews that have or had ties to opera and classical music.
Mar 14, 2012 -
Top Five Composers as Deep Philosophers
There's little doubt about music’s power to convey feeling. Some composers go farther and try to express metaphysical and epistemological, not to mention esthetic ideals within their works.
Mar 7, 2012 -
Trumpeter Alison Balsom's Top Five Hotels Around the World
We caught up with Alison Balsom on her American tour to find out where she likes to stay when she's on the road. Here are her five favorite hotels.
Feb 29, 2012