Articles

Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
When Serge Koussevitsky commissioned Messiaen to write an orchestral work […]
- by Peter Burwasser
- Jul 15th, 2025

Ives: The Eye Is the First Circle
Simone Dinnerstein’s breakthrough recording was of the Bach Goldberg Variations, […]
- by Peter Burwasser
- Jun 24th, 2025

American Sketches
This album is a love letter to American music from […]
- by Peter Burwasser
- Jun 21st, 2025

Human Universe
Early in 2023, Daisy Woodward wrote a piece for BBC […]
- by Randall Couch
- Jun 17th, 2025

Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov & Tsfasman: Works for Piano & Orchestra
There’s one person who isn’t on this program, yet whose […]
- by Steven Estep
- Jun 14th, 2025

Debussy. Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (arranged for chamber ensemble by David Walter); Sonatas; String Quartet in G Minor. Nash Ensemble
Almost providentially, I found myself listening the other day to […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Jun 10th, 2025

AXPONA 2025: The Musicians
To state the obvious, musicians are essential to AXPONA, as […]
- by Jeff Wilson
- Apr 21st, 2025

2025 TAS Super Tape List
Those of you who’ve been following my reviews in TAS […]
- by Jonathan Valin
- Apr 05th, 2025

Doriene Marselje: Interference
Harpist Doriene Marselje’s fascinating new album Interference explores the array […]
- by Jerika Hayes
- Mar 08th, 2025

Dessner: Solos
Listening to “Tromp Miniature,” the fifth cut on Bryce Dessner’s […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Mar 04th, 2025

Beethoven: Early String Quartets
Great recordings of Beethoven’s string quartets, as is the case […]
- by Peter Burwasser
- Mar 01st, 2025

Puccini: Love Affairs
Puccini has long been an important composer in the career […]
- by Peter Burwasser
- Feb 04th, 2025