We are Classical

Curating a playlist of classical music is a daunting task. First of all, the question of what is and isn’t classical music begs to be posed. While the term “classical” is typically loosely used to describe all music rooted in the Western European tradition, there is such a wide variety of style, texture, and sound within the canon that the use of a blanket term for the entire genre leaves room for confusion and disorder.

Featuring great string players of Festival Napa Valley, Charles Letourneau, Executive Producer, curated this exclusive playlist for classical music lovers across the world to enjoy a wide variety of glorious music. Listen only on Primephonic.

When Benjamin Britten joined the team of the General Post Office Film Unit as a composer, aged 23, he took on his first regular paid composing work less than three years after he graduated from the Royal College of Music.