Music

Zhang plays Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' and Liszt's B minor Sonata on his latest recording.

Music from the court of Charles XI of Sweden, "a deliberate crossroads of European music and musicians."

Having recently marked his 80th birthday, Maestro Slatkin looked as fit and energized as ever conducting Corigliano, Shostakovich and McTee.

It's Murphy's 52nd album, so it’s not surprising that ruminations on aging, mortality, and years gone by permeate this engaging CD.

These four works, each remarkable in its own way, spotlight the wide-ranging skills and creativity of recorder virtuoso Jeremias Schwarzer himself as well as the composers' challenging and distinctive visions.

Two stellar Curtis students joined Vieaux and violist Roberto Díaz in music by de Falla, Piazzolla, Paganini and Zhou Tian.

1960 is not exactly considered a peak year for popular music, and there's no shortage of drivel in this collection, but there are also dozens of great songs from the likes of Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, and Ray Charles.

Klezmer music inspired a dazzling three-movement work by Noah Bendix-Balgley, who takes the tradition to new ground. The program also included dances famously reimagined by Bartók and Brahms.

"I would love to see Castlevania series made for 20, 30 [more] years."

Music Reviews: The final album from the idiosyncratic Kinky Friedman, who died lat year, is a moving affair. Also, folkie Chris Walz makes an auspicious debut.