To mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of Philip Glass’s 20 Etudes for piano in November 2024, SOMM Recordings has released a Special Edition of Selected Etudes, performed by Italian pianist and composer, Giusto Di Lallo. Following in the

Indian composer Naresh Sohal (1939–2018) had an unusual introduction to the music trade. He listened to All India Radio and Radio Ceylon for popular music and taught himself the harmonica, at which he became very accomplished. He didn’t study music

When we think of J.S. Bach’s tremendous output, we never seem to consider the music that ended up in his manuscripts but which was not by him. This isn’t Bach stealing, but evidence of Bach learning. The new recording by

The Irish pianist John Field (1782–1837) started his life in Dublin, where he studied with Tommaso Giordani, and when he was 11, the family moved to London. He worked with Muzio Clementi in London, where Field worked in Clementi’s shop,

In a scene from the TV show 30 Rock, a 55-year-old Steve Buscemi dresses up like a high school student and asks, ‘How do you do, fellow kids?’. That’s what this GNO production of La Bohème felt like. Four non-artistic

We celebrate the 150th birthday of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) in 2025, and Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho has just recorded the complete piano music of the French master. 2025 also marks a decade since the pianist was awarded first prize in

OUR Recordings release of O Listen! To The Music of Uroš Krek & Else Marie Pade, performed by the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Martina Batič, conductor, brings us the music of two composers who were contemporaries and were nurtured by

In the first collection of the music of the American composer Lee Kesselman, Were that Loving Were Enough, Haven (voice, clarinet, piano trio) showcases his music from 1920s pop to Japanese-influenced haiku settings. Kesselman’s musical and literary influences extend from