Media

Sometimes artists make their most daring leaps using recorded media. Our expert staff platforms the most interesting recordings, books, movies, and videos, helping you keep track of the music scene from the comfort of your home.

Jason Victor Serinus - August 29, 2025

The composer’s voice perseveres in his new record despite a sacrifice in resonance, writes SFCV’s critic.

Iris Kwok - August 23, 2025

From Monteverdi to Missy Mazzoli, the cellist’s newest record features a range of compositions honoring female characters of tragic myths.

Jason Victor Serinus - July 29, 2025

A stunning new recording from Les Arts Florissants offers a trove of scintillating Baroque duos.

Jason Victor Serinus - July 7, 2025

Mostly unpublished and unknown, 39 of the composer’s tunes get their premieres in the Donizetti Song Project, Vols. 3 and 4.

Richard S. Ginell - June 30, 2025

Conducting his friend Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater, Salonen makes the best case for this disturbing, sometimes dreamlike opera.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 23, 2025

With Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley in the leads and Edward Gardner conducting, this live recording is compelling on every level.

Jeff Kaliss - June 6, 2025

The composer’s fourth opera, based on James Hilton’s beloved 1934 novella, is captured in a stellar audio production.

Richard S. Ginell - May 19, 2025

The soloist resurrects the Armenian composer’s Piano Concerto and several solo works in a new recording.

Michael Zwiebach - May 13, 2025

There are likely Lord of the Rings fans in the orchestra, judging by the total commitment the musicians show in this brilliant film score.

Jason Victor Serinus - May 12, 2025

The expert musicians in this Bay Area ensemble produce a vital performance paired with Bach’s Magnificat.