Christian Tetzlaff's new album features the two Violin Concertos by Béla Bartók. Giorgia Bertazzi hide caption
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Elisabeth Moss stars in a new short film directed by George Belfield, with music by Max Richter. George Belfield hide caption
Violist Jonah Sirota, in this premiere video by Anthony Hawley, finds strength through sadness. Anthony Hawley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Olivia De Prato's new video, directed by James Darrah, features ecstatic music by Missy Mazzoli. James Darrah hide caption
Glenn Gould, with his gloves and wrist-warmers, in the Columbia Records studio where he recorded Bach's Goldberg Variations. Don Hunstein/Sony Classical hide caption
The Gould That Didn't Glitter: New Box Set Of 'Goldberg Variations' Outtakes
Members of the Danish String Quartet turn to folk music from their Nordic homeland for their new album, Last Leaf. Caroline Bittencourt/ECM hide caption
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Jonas Kaufmann's new album, L'Opéra, is a tribute to French opera. Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Classical hide caption
Aaron Martin (left) and Dag Rosenqvist record as From the Mouth of the Sun. Laura Steele / Malin Johansson hide caption
Experience From The Mouth Of The Sun's Guileless Beauty
The Grammy-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir's new album is devoted to music by compatriot Tõnu Kõrvits. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Brooklyn-based pianist Simone Dinnerstein traveled to Cuba to make her recent album with a young orchestra from Havana. Now they're on tour in the U.S. Articulate hide caption
Arcadi Volodos devotes his new album to the music of Brahms. Marco Borggreve/Sony Classical hide caption
The new album from the Philadelphia-based chamber choir The Crossing features music by John Luther Adams. Courtesy of Cantaloupe Music hide caption
Voices Rise In John Luther Adams' 'The White Wind'
On the new album Rímur, Trio Mediaeval teams up with trumpeter Arve Henriksen. Oddleiv Apneseth/Courtesy of ECM hide caption
Trio Mediaeval Trumpets An Ancient Hymn From Iceland
Members of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus perform in Bryce Dessner's Black Mountain Songs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Julieta Cervantes hide caption
In 'Childhood's Retreat,' A Boy Climbs A Tree To View The Man He's Become
Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski's new album, Fantasies, features music by Mozart and Schumann. Warner Classics hide caption
Caroline Shaw's "i will hold you" is performed by the choir called The Crossing, and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble. The album, Seven Responses, will be released Feb. 24. Andrew Musson hide caption
Caroline Shaw's Helping 'Hands'
Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in the symphonies of Anton Bruckner. Holger Kettner hide caption
The Naqsh Duo's debut album is called Narrante. Hessam Samavatian/ECM hide caption
In Tehran, A Guitar And Clarinet Speak As One
Time for a holiday and winter-themed playlist. Phil Walter/Getty Images hide caption
Soprano Barbara Hannigan shines in let me tell you by Hans Abrahamsen. Elmer de Haas hide caption
On his new album, pianist Pavel Kolesnikov arranges Chopin's Mazurkas like a mixtape. Colin Way/Hyperion Records hide caption
Pavel Kolesnikov's Trippy Chopin
The members of The Westerlies call themselves "an accidental brass quartet." Michael George hide caption
The Westerlies' Pretty Song Of Sorrow
Soprano Anna Netrebko's new album, Verismo, is out Sept. 2. Harald Hoffmann/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption
Lubomyr Melnyk has been clocked playing 19 notes per second. Aleksandra Kawka hide caption