At age six Ralph Vaughan Williams began music studies with his aunt. He furthered his education at the Royal College of Music where he received lessons from two fine English composers of the previous ...

I have a playlist called “I Heart Melancholy,” and I love listening to it so much it hurts. In a good way. And I know you know what I’m talking about, don’t you? Melancholy gets a bad rap. In music, ...

When life feels intense, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2 meets you right there — with a storm of passion, melancholy, and radiant beauty. Let it pull you in and lift you up. Listen tonight on 91.1, ...