Inspirations Behind Anna Clyne’s Abstractions The suite Abstractions (2016) uses the works of five contemporary abstract artists to create an image of art today. The works were all in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art and came from

Mana-Zucca is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, one of the most interesting American composers you’ve never heard of. She was a child prodigy who debuted in Carnegie Hall with the New York Symphony, was admired by Puccini, and was

This new release from British pianist Matthew Schellhorn draws together an interesting and eclectic selection of piano pieces. As a champion of contemporary composers through commissions and premières, Schellhorn brings new music to a wider audience. The pieces on this

The great English writer Jane Austen (1775–1817) only completed six novels, but they were novels that are not just stories but telling and pointed commentary on English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. The definition of people

When music lovers think of the origins of opera, names like Claudio Monteverdi often come to mind. However, before opera became dominated by male composers, a remarkable woman was composing groundbreaking works in the genre. Francesca Caccini, born in Florence

Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Great Organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, brings us an album of the organ music of the greatest of Protestant composers, J.S. Bach, on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the very Catholic of cathedrals, Notre-Dame

The prevailing image of Niccolò Paganini immediately brings his thunderous violin concertos to mind. Hardly surprising, as they are such wondrous orchestral spectacles where Paganini tamed the instrument like a wild stallion. And let’s not forget the legendary 24 Caprices,

When composers grieve, they often turn to music to express what words can’t. Some of the most powerful works of classical music ever are connected to the deaths of loved ones: spouses, siblings, friends, and others. From Johann Sebastian Bach’s