A funny thing has happened to the classical music world over the past decade or so: It is swimming in compact disc recordings. This realization recently struck Shelburne pianist Paul Orgel, a critic ...

Shopping on a budget for the holidays this year? I'm always on the lookout for recordings that are pleasing to the ears and the pocketbook. Think about several things when shopping for budget-priced ...

In a marketplace spun asunder by the digital revolution, classical recording labels have been forced to face the music: Traditional schemes for peddling their albums don't work anymore. Sales of ...

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We can never have too much Chopin in his bicentenary year. Well, I can’t, at any rate, and the spell of a Christmas and New Year period spent working my way for sheer pleasure through all 16 of these ...

Sure, it's still Christmas season, but you've got to be thinking ahead to the next big Christian holiday. It's hard to imagine a better way to do so than with this superb collection of Easter and Holy ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It's probably too late now to order a classical music CD or DVD for Christmas, but why not take the New Year as a cue to freshen up your musical tastes? Here are some recent ...

Amidst all the recent talk of a “vinyl resurgence” and the renewed admiration for physical media in music, one niche seems to miss its fair share of the attention. Countless reissues, think pieces and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Our chief classical music critic writes in praise of going to a shelf, pulling out a recording and sitting down to listen. By ...

In 1996, American composer john Adams wrote a whirligig of a piece called "Scratchband." In its short running time, woodwinds and brass chase each other through thrashing figures so drunk on high ...

Langgaard: Music of the Spheres Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choirs/Thomas Dausgaard (Dacapo) One of those legendary works more talked about than actually performed, Danish composer Rued ...