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. Music News An Update From Our Executive Director Claudia Campazzo - September 25, 2020 SFCV carries on with its mission through the pandemic and into the new season. Review Pacifica Quartet Revisits Music by Living Composers Richard S. Ginell - September 25, 2020 Shulamit Ran, Jennifer Higdon, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich are featured on Contemporary Voices. Review A Heavenly Mass for the Endangered From Gallicantus Steven Winn - September 25, 2020 Sarah Kirkland Snider uses the traditional form for new musical ideas in her hymn to Earth and its inhabitants. Music News Zakir Hussain Joins Music Journalist Andrew Gilbert in a Live Zoom Interview SFCV Staff - September 19, 2020 Join writer Andrew Gilbert in a live, interactive Zoom interview with tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. Review A New Recording of Proving Up Crackles With Energy Steven Winn - September 19, 2020 Missy Mazzoli’s neo-Gothic opera evokes themes of the American dream on the harsh prairie frontier. Review Rouse’s Symphony No. 5 Debuts in Eloquent Recording Richard S. Ginell - September 15, 2020 The Nashville Symphony, under Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, premieres several late Rouse works in strong performances. Review Inheritance Examines America’s Gun Culture Jason Victor Serinus - September 14, 2020 Soprano Susan Narucki astounds as Sarah Winchester in Lei Liang’s very American chamber opera. Review A Pair of Competing Sea Pictures From Berlin and Liverpool Richard S. Ginell - September 5, 2020 New recordings offer contrasting takes on Edward Elgar’s only song cycle, but the real treats are the other Elgar works on each disc. Review Pianist Igor Levit Is on a Mission Steven Winn - September 5, 2020 A sense of urgency infuses the virtuoso’s new double-CD release. Review Jonas Kaufmann Sings of Love and Longing Jason Victor Serinus - September 1, 2020 The tenor goes small-scale and intimate on Selige Stunde. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 … Next › Next page Last » Last page