Classical Music
That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.
Read MoreOne takeaway from the concert: music can be forward-looking and even provocative without being off-putting and ugly.
Read MoreAn album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.
Read MoreThis Grand Harmonie program is a survey of both the mainstream and wildly experimental uses of early brass instruments.
Read MoreOverall, with Transitions Michael Nicolas proves himself a major cellist of his generation.
Read MoreThree superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
Read MoreGhosts seems to be trying to be all things to all listeners — edgy, nostalgic, farcical, adventuresome.
Read MoreThe Rasas are but the latest in a series of remarkable scores John Harbison has been turning out over his eighth decade.
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