Find the lyrics to many of your favourite Christmas carols, from 'Silent Night' to 'Jingle Bells', 'Hark The Herald Angels' to 'The Holly and The Ivy' and discover the history of each carol 'We Wish ...

Richard Bratby a freelance writer based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, specialising in classical music. He is deputy music critic of The Birmingham Post, writes regularly for Gramophone and The ...

Ever felt bored in a concert? Don't worry, you're not alone... and science can explain why ...

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Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday ...

Puccini's La bohème: the best recordings of this masterful opera ...

Natasha Loges is the head of postgraduate programmes and professor of musicology at the Royal College of Music. She is a regular critic for BBC Music Magazine and broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 and BBC TV ...

Richard Morrison is the chief music critic and culture writer for The Times. He is also a columnist for BBC Music Magazine, for which he was awarded Columnist of the Year at the 2012 PPA Awards. In ...

Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 3 performed by Khatia Buniatishvili ...

Would you spend a million pounds on a hi-fi? What if it sounds like nothing you've ever experienced?

Musical keys: what they are, and what each one means in music ...