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. Feature Waxsimile Provides Collective Clout for Marginalized Artists Andrew Gilbert - April 26, 2021 Briget Boyle and her cohort celebrate Bay Area queer musicians on Wax Collective Vol. 1. The album drops May 7. Review An Alan Hovhaness Sampler Richard S. Ginell - April 25, 2021 A new disc from pianist Şahan Arzruni provides a taste of the composer’s easily assimilated, Armenian-flavored piano music. Review Sonya Yoncheva’s Idiosyncratic Rebirth Jason Victor Serinus - April 20, 2021 The Bulgarian soprano’s lovely voice is the best thing about this grab-bag assortment that ranges from Baroque laments to ABBA. Review Two Percussion Concertos From Austrian Trickster HK Gruber Richard S. Ginell - April 19, 2021 Percussion virtuoso Colin Currie collaborates with the BBC Philharmonic on two showcase works that range from playful to somber. Review Black Classical Music History in One Convenient Box Richard S. Ginell - April 11, 2021 The groundbreaking CBS Masterworks Black Composers Series presents forgotten music history spanning two centuries. Feature The Essential Isabel Leonard Jason Victor Serinus - April 5, 2021 Our guide to some of the superbly gifted mezzo-soprano’s very finest performances. Review Osmo Vänskä Adds a Complete 10th to His Mahler Cycle-In-Progress Richard S. Ginell - April 5, 2021 A beautiful recording of Deryck Cooke’s finished score shows the profound depth of Mahler’s vision for the symphony. Review Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Soars in Quartet for the End of Time Steven Winn - April 3, 2021 LCCE’s new recording elicits the transcendent spirit of Olivier Messiaen’s timeless composition. Feature The Essential Midori Michael Zwiebach - March 30, 2021 The Kennedy Center honoree is still just in mid-career. Here’s a guide to three decades of her recordings. Review George Walker’s Last Work Gets a Fresh Recording in Seattle Richard S. Ginell - March 29, 2021 A digital-only EP captures the Seattle Symphony in the premiere live performance of Walker’s uncompromising Sinfonia No. 5. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 … Next › Next page Last » Last page