It’s not even 249 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth — Dec. 16, 1770 — yet programmatic celebrations of his 250th anniversary have already begun. Beethoven’s symphonies, sonatas and concertos ...

The pairing of Bach’s unfinished composition with Webern’s spare pieces for string quartet works well, although background noise takes the shine off The three works for string quartet by Anton Webern ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This is the third volume of the Danish String Quartet's ongoing Prism series, ...

Singing from memory, Solomon’s Knot made Bach’s great B minor Mass feel like intimate, spontaneous chamber music There has surely never been a better time for beautifully manicured and disciplined ...

• For tickets and information about the Northwest Bach Festival, which runs through Sunday, visit www.nwbachfest.com. • On April 15, the Catalyst Quartet will release a recording of the Goldberg ...

There’s no absolute reason why Bach’s profound and abstract masterwork (which mostly, if not entirely, has the feel of keyboard music) won’t work when played by a modern-style string quartet. But this ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An exceptional account of Bach’s Mass in B minor, traditional and unusual string quartets, and Thomas Adès suites are among the highlights. Julie ...

Big boxes abound among recent classical CD releases and this is a great time to catch up on some of your favorites, plus some rarities. “Emerson String Quartet: Mendelssohn Quartets” (Deutsche ...

Everyone has heard of Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. However, the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra’s Quartet Project is bringing teens together to beckon the famous composers’ music to life. For the last ...

The story goes that the British composer Stephen Storace gave a musical soiree in Vienna in 1785. For the occasion, four prominent composers were enlisted to perform as a string quartet. Joseph Haydn ...

Electronic effects are nothing new for rock musicians. Guitarists in countless bands — from Radiohead to U2 to Boston's own Mission of Burma — use electronic pedals and programs to alter the sound of ...