Category: NPR Music: Classical

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

Two musical worlds collide as jazz pianist Dan Tepfer finds inspiration, and room for improvisation, in J.S. Bach’s Two-Part Inventions.

Hear the powerhouse pianist barrel through a rambunctious bonbon written for her by Michael Tilson Thomas.

The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.

Shorter’s biographer, Michelle Mercer, recalls the many “isms” and lessons she learned from her time working with the legendary composer and saxophonist on his biography, Footprints.

NASA’s Sonification Project is a collaborative effort to turn data collected from the outer reaches of the universe into sounds. Their album, Universal Harmonies, is out March 10.