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.

Paul Kotapish - May 26, 2020

Here are some of our favorite interactive “Google Doodles” that explore music-making and history.

Janos Gereben - May 26, 2020

The prominent SF Conservatory of Music alumnus releases an album of long-lost pieces for cello and piano.

Lou Fancher - May 26, 2020

The trio’s Silo Songs EP explores a lockdown day in four musical phases.

Jonathan Rhodes Lee - May 23, 2020

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain turns out to be ripe for rediscovery in this valuable recording.

Steven Winn - May 23, 2020

Kindra Scharich and Jeffrey LaDeur make musical alchemy on To My Distant Beloved.

Lou Fancher - May 18, 2020

Ian Zack’s engaging book traces the venerated singer’s artistic victory over personal struggles, rampant racism, and professional challenges.

Richard S. Ginell - May 18, 2020

A decade’s worth of the Canadian composer’s challenging new music takes time to absorb.

Richard S. Ginell - May 12, 2020

The adventurous concert series celebrates the early minimalist with an inaugural CD of his challenging music.

Steven Winn - May 11, 2020

Stabat Mater reveals the diversity of the Estonian composer’s musical ideas.

Jason Victor Serinus - May 11, 2020

Tom Cipullo and David Mason’s chamber opera celebrates the life and stark poetry of Holocaust victim Miklós Radnóti.