Rather than following a linear timeline, this natural history winds in and out of centuries and genres, introducing a stream of personalities, facts and ideas. Knopf, 361 pp., $30. Appearing like ...

Well-known piano maven Stuart Isacoff has written an exhaustive and entertaining cultural history of the piano, from the days of its predecessor harpsichords through the present. He encompasses ...

This entertaining new book about the origins and the importance of the piano starts off not with the instrument’s inventor (Bartolomeo Cristofori) or its most famous early advocate (Wolfgang Amadeus ...

The history of the jazz piano starts in 1899. By my count, 20 pianists changed the direction of jazz over the course of 75 years. Here are 20 sample tracks in chronological order of those pianists.

In two quick hours on Sunday afternoon, pianist Jeremy Denk embraced a millennium of music. The fascinating and beautifully performed program was titled "Medieval to Modern." It marked the close of ...

A piano donated to Penn for the Making History Campaign resides in the Annenberg Center. Credit: Christina Prudencio, Christina Prudencio A 78-year-old Steinway piano and a collection of nearly 300 ...

Tulsa music legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell entertained classmates on a piano while he was a student at Will Rogers High School. The recently restored piano will be the centerpiece ...