Let’s hear it for James Ginsburg. The Chicagoan is one of the last independent entrepreneurs in classical recording, a man who has stuck to his artistic vision and made a success of it at a time of ...

I love classical recording, not just as a way of preserving pieces or performers, but as an art form and a business. (Before groups like the Beatles changed the way pop records were produced and ...

The Lyric FM label has been putting out a wealth of great Irish music since 2004, writes ARMINTA WALLACE WE HEAR so many gloomy noises emanating from the classical recording industry these days that ...

Ever get lost in the sound of birdsong or the gentle whistle of the wind as it moves through leaves? Do you enjoy the tranquil escape of meditation? What about the transportive effects of the finest ...

The Three Tenors, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti belt out classic opera songs during a performance at Beijing's Forbidden City in 2001.(STEPHEN SHAVER/AFP/Getty Images) Many ...

Space, shadow, atmosphere: All are qualities integral to ECM, the Munich record label launched by Manfred Eicher in 1969. Founded as a jazz label, ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) eventually ...