pitting Italy’s revolutionaries against the might of Austria and the Papal States. Although soldiers and statesmen played a key role in what unfolded, Giuseppe Verdi’s music provided the ...

Italian labels body FIMI and research firm GFK have published their annual consumption stats for Italy’s recorded-music market. They provide a fascinating contrast to the recent UK figures published ...

The first printed music book appeared in Italy in 1501, and by the 1540s music was being published on an unprecedented scale, much of it directed at an amateur audience. New music appropriate for ...

A quick guide to the 2025 Sanremo Music Festival. Italy's most popular song contest returns to its usual venue at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, with 29 artists battling it out over five nights from ...

Tom McKinney showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond including music from Italy’s RAI National Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh International Music Festival. Show more Tom ...

FROM the celestial singing of nuns in renaissance Italy to the lush harmonies of girl groups who transformed 20th century pop – the research, writings and recordings of the University of ...

Tom McKinney showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including music from Italy’s RAI National Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh International Music Festival. Show more Tom ...