Stories

New Releases Apr. 22: Bach, Brahms, Price, Satie, and more

Deep dives into composer catalogues this week, with album-length surveys of music by Bach (in two recordings), Brahms, and Satie. Plus a record juxtaposing quintets by Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák. And we hear from contemporary composers Rami Levin and Michael Daugherty.

a rustic table holds a roast turkey, a pumpkin, and some fruit

Lisa FlynnNovember 21, 2022

Playlist: A Thanksgiving Feast in 20 Food-inspired Pieces

Ned Rorem

Associated PressNovember 18, 2022

Ned Rorem, prize-winning composer and writer, dies at 99

Fatima DabbahNovember 18, 2022

Music’s New Dimension: How Spatial Audio is Changing Classical Music

Portrait of Sherezade Panthaki in black and blue gown, organza wrap over shoulders, dark forest setting

Music of the Baroque Journeys Through Time in 2024–2025 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 7, 2024

Highlights include rarely-heard gems, beloved holiday concerts, and the 80th birthday celebration of Nicholas Kraemer.

Pianist Eric Guo gestures excitedly sitting next to a historic keyboard

Chopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing

Associated PressMarch 7, 2024

“These period pianos, they all have the ability to play as soft as possible and I think still there’s something there, there is still a core inside.”

Playlists

The Rich Warren Connection

Marilyn Rea BeyerNovember 11, 2022

"Rarely do I pick up a CD from an artist who doesn't pay homage to Rich Warren,” says Wanda Fischer, award-winning host of The Hudson River Sampler.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Stream a Documentary About Superstar Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Keegan MorrisNovember 10, 2022

Yannick Nézet-Séguin is one of classical music's most exciting and intriguing figures. Get to know him through a streaming documentary.

Connor Chee

How Classically Trained Navajo Pianist & Composer Connor Chee Weaves His Sound

Adela SkowronskiNovember 8, 2022

"The more I studied music, the more I saw the similarities between weaving and what I do."