Christopher O’Riley at the Top
CHRISTOPHER O'RILEY, host of NPR's popular 'From the Top,' offers his own bold takes on Liszt on his…
Fleshing Out New Dimensions in Bach’s Music
On his new album, lutenist HOPKINSON SMITH is fleshing out new dimensions of J.S. Bach's Suites nos. 4,…
Exploring Celestial Harmony
On 'Spheres,' his new album, violin great DANIEL HOPE explores Music of the Spheres, the junction between philosophy,…
The Luxurious Perfection of Chanticleer: 35 Years of ‘Clear Singing’
The early music vocal ensemble CHANTICLEER is marking its 35th anniversary with a new album, The Siren's Call.…
A Fellow Romanian Remembers Dinu Lipatti
On Piano Music of Dinu Lipatti, one Romanian virtuoso, pianist LUIZA BORAC, pays tribute to another, the late…
‘As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you’ll know you’re pure within’
Introduced on stage in 2005, James Whitbourn's Annelies, the first adaptation of Anne Frank's diary into a large-scale…
‘Mission’ Possible: Cecilia Bartoli Rules the Classical Roost
With Mission, her acclaimed new album of Agostino Steffani songs, CECILIA BARTOLI is not only getting the best…
It’s Got That Swing…: Alexandre Tharaud’s <i>Swinging Paris Le Boeuf Sur le Toit</i>
Recalling the glory days in the 1920s of the famed Paris nightspot Le Boeuf Sur le Toit, French…
A Master Returns to Bach, With Glorious Results
As a young pianist, András Schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works…
Senza pedale ma con tanti colori
WITHOUT THE PEDAL BUT WITH PLENTY OF COLORS: in his self-penned essay the towering classical pianist András Schiff…