As Spain struggles with its economic problems, business owners such as Manuel Rodriguez are hoping the country's new conservative government will push through pre-election promises for corporate tax breaks and cutting red tape.
Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz is fuming. As he sees it, his company, the iconic maker of the Les Paul and Firebird X electronic guitars, is being unjustly attacked by the federal government.
For virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, only one violin can truly give voice to her prodigious talents -- her Stradivarius. And she likens playing it for the first time to meeting her soul mate.
Guest violinist Ann Sophie Mutter rehearses with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
One man tells of his efforts to keep the memories of Holocaust victims alive through violins.
Hidden in a basement in central Tel Aviv, amidst the smell of sawdust and varnish, is a musical workshop whose owner and son have spent the past 15 years tracking down violins played by Jewish Holocaust victims and bringing the instruments back to life.
CNN's Robyn Curnow reports on a Swahili form of music as unique as Zanzibar itself and the musician passing it on.
Mohammed Issa Matona is a man on a mission. A master of taarab music, Matona is also the co-founder of Zanzibar's Dhow Countries Music Academy, a school dedicated to preserving the island's traditional music styles.
The gayageum is probably the best known of South Korea's traditional musical instruments.
Paula Hancock's visits a group of South Korean musicians who make promoting traditional music their mission.
In August, icon is all about music. Presenter Monita Rajpal travels to the Swiss resort of Montreaux which has, for more than four decades, been home to the annual jazz festival.
On the outskirts of Beijing, one town claims to be the violin-making capital of China. Emily Chang reports.
The sound of novice strings fills classrooms and hallways in Donggaocun almost every day. At Pinggu Elementary School students are practicing Beethoven's ninth symphony.
Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94.
Les Paul's innovations of the electric guitar and studio technology made him beloved among musicians.
Les Paul never stopped tinkering, said Henry Juszkiewicz.
Like an aspiring indie band, the Cybraphon has many instruments, plays them on an irregular schedule, likes to have an audience around it -- and obsesses over comments on its blog, the number of friends it has on Facebook and how many fans follow it on MySpace.
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