new recordings

The third volume of the Catalyst Quartet’s groundbreaking Uncovered recording series showcases shimmering performances of string quartets by composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker.

The austere beauty of the Arctic and the rapid ecological changes in the region are the inspiration for Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing’s most recent recording, Arctic (Sony Classical). Featuring music inspired by the Arctic’s natural wonders, the recording is Hemsing’s love letter to the north and her plea to spare this region from the devastation that some portend for it.

“These pieces have some kind of sibling connection. They are born of the same muse.”That’s what noted violinist Gil Shaham said recently about the violin…

Democracy has been called the worst form of government except for all the others. In the United States, democracy is inextricably linked with the…

Maria Callas (1923-1977) recorded twenty-six complete operas and a dozen sets of aria recitals between hear first full cry 78s in 1949, and her final…