This new book about Samuel Barber’s famous, eloquently mournful “Adagio for Strings” is 262 pages long. About one-fourth of those pages are eminently worthy of the music lovers’ careful attention. In ...

Last year, the resolutely nonconformist composer, educator and percussionist Tyshawn Sorey was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music — a rare honor in itself, and a confirmation of the esteem ...

Alyssa Warcup was encouraged to stay the course. The enticing sound kept her attention. Alyssa Warcup is a student of the classical music game. She started on piano which led her to the violin. She ...

Sweet misery. That’s the only way to describe this remarkable new album by Montreal’s Ensemble Caprice and its leader, Matthias Maute. Most period-instrument ensembles stick to stuff written before ...

Last year, the resolutely nonconformist composer, educator and percussionist Tyshawn Sorey was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music — a rare honor in itself, and a confirmation of the esteem ...