At age 12, Franz Liszt performed a rendition of Beethoven's "Symphony in C-minor" as the master composer sat in the audience. Legend has it that after the superb performance, the great maestro kissed the juvenile Liszt on the forehead. Liszt's future as the most brilliant of pianists seemed to be sea

Death, Dramatic, Eclectic, Moody, Organic, Religious, Romantic music

The music scene during the 1970s was defined by flash, glam, and a whole slew of over-the-top eccentricities. In the midst of this glamorama emerged a band that would popularize art-rock and establish the mood of British experimentalism. Headed by Brian Ferry, Roxy Music played on the fusion of art a

Brit-pop, Charming, Glam rock, Glamour, Moody, Sexy, Sophisticated

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" is indubitably a masterpiece of the most sublime emotional order. The notion of reinventing this classical mainstay might seem impossible, defamatory, or even ridiculous. Apparently, William Orbit is willing to risk it: his "Pieces in a Modern Style" (2000) gives

Ambient, Classical, Electronic, Minimal, Moody, Sophisticated, Techno/house/big beat

Anyone who likes all four beats bumping hard on the floor has heard of Carl Cox. Considered "the greatest DJ in the world" by loyal fans and fawning critics alike, Cox jumped into the British dance scene in the late '70s and never looked back. He's a master of techno who knows how to keep a bit of gr

Hi-tech, Implosive, Intense, Layered, Moody, Techno/house/big beat