Media

Sometimes artists make their most daring leaps using recorded media. Our expert staff collects and selects the most interesting recordings, books, movies, and videos to review here, helping you keep track of the music scene from the comfort of your home.

Tom Jacobs - March 25, 2025

Los Angeles new-music group Wild Up has taken an active role in the Eastman revival, which has proved anything but straightforward.

Richard S. Ginell - March 21, 2025

For her new album, Root Progressions, Cheng commissioned six composers to write music that goes beyond genres and idioms.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 17, 2025

With his latest album and recital program, the young pianist is exploring the inspiration behind the composer’s preludes.

Harlow Robinson - March 10, 2025

On its debut album, Censored Anthems, chamber orchestra Parlando looks at composers working within the restrictions of socialist realism.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 24, 2025

Nussbaum Cohen takes on some fresh challenges with this recital album.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 11, 2025

On her latest album, Kopatchinskaja gives standout performances of unusual works by composers forced to flee their homelands.

Yoshi Kato - February 3, 2025

Roman is in residence at Stanford University this month, exploring the relationship between music and recovery.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 11, 2025

On her debut solo album, American Sketches, Lee veers from traditional works to jazz and ragtime.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 7, 2025

Baroque cantatas that set the Roman story are gloriously sung on the latest release from French early-music ensemble Les Paladins.

Richard S. Ginell - January 7, 2025

Sony Classical has put out a 22-CD anthology that captures the heyday of recordings devoted to this American composer.