Classical Music Reviews
Listen Earthy Elizabethan Elegance From William Byrd
November 15, 2011 – No historical fakery: Here's the real music of the Elizabethan era.
Read Angela Gheorghiu's Callas Comparisons
November 15, 2011 – One of today's reigning opera divas needn't rely on an icon to help sell records.
Read Anonymous 4 Retrace The Steps Of Their 14th-Century Sisters
November 8, 2011 – Anonymous 4 sings a cappella music passed down from their 14th-century musical siblings.
Read Benjamin Godard's Orchestral Showpieces
November 1, 2011 – A new release premieres little-known symphonic works by a largely forgotten French master.
Read Music By Gurdjieff, Back To The Roots
October 25, 2011 – A new album sets music by the Armenian spiritual leader for traditional Eastern folk instruments.
Read Mozart Quartets Fit For A King
October 18, 2011 – Hear the superb Emerson String Quartet — in their 35th year together — play Mozart.
Read Classical Lost And Found: Ferrara's Laments and Surprises
October 4, 2011 – Hear debut recordings of rarely heard music by the man who taught many of Italy's great conductors.
Read Anne-Sophie Mutter: 35 Years, 40 Recordings
September 27, 2011 – Hear excerpts from the acclaimed violinist's new 40-CD box set.
Listen Sallying Forth: Bejun Mehta Takes On The 20th Century
September 20, 2011 – The countertenor leaves the Baroque era behind, at least for a while. Hear "Silent Noon."
Listen 'Porgy And Bess,' Adapted For Modern Times
September 13, 2011 – Two versions of Porgy and Bess reinterpret Gershwin's classic score in different ways.
Read Marian Anderson's Long Overdue Operatic Moment
August 30, 2011 – Hear the famed contralto sing Verdi in a 1955 radio broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera.
Read Classical Lost And Found: A Knight And Damsel's Pas De Deux
August 23, 2011 – Hear the world premiere recording of Philippe Gaubert's rare ballet Le Chevalier et la Damoiselle.
Read Muscular Mendelssohn — On Fortepiano
August 16, 2011 – A South African artist lays utter waste to preconceptions about period performances.
Read A Mellow Ode To Ole Bull
August 9, 2011 – The famed Norwegian composer-violinist has inspired a meditative tribute by two of his countrymen.
Listen From The Marlboro Music Festival: Beguiling Beethoven, Sumptuous Schubert
August 2, 2011 – Memorable performances from a fabled summer festival, newly available.