Johann Strauss II

From "tree canopy" to "forest bathing," 'tis the season for tree news, but classical has always gone out on a limb for trees!

The coronation of King Charles III brings to mind music written for royal rulers through the ages.

Ring in the new year with CRB and the Boston Symphony Orchestra with timeless waltzes by Lanner and Strauss and Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll," capped off with Beethoven's eternal Symphony No. 9 — all conducted by Erich Leinsdorf.