Even With Quiet Concert Halls, Beethoven Talk Still Dominated 2020
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
We didn’t listen to a ton of Beethoven like we thought we would this year. But we did talk about him. A lot.
Latest / Greatest October 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
From an intimate piano recital recorded in a Brooklyn brownstone to a series of works that question our place on the planet, here are our favorite releases from last month.
With Pandemic Programming, Wandering Variety is What We Need
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
You could say Carnegie Hall’s 130th Season opener was all over the place. In a COVID world, that might be exactly what we need to remember the good times.
Up on the Roof, Into the Woods, and Down in the Graveyards … Classical Music Lives
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
When where you play is just as important as what you play.
Returning to Live: It’s About the Experience
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
What is it about live music that makes it so great? It's all about the experience.
The Infectious Joie de Vivre of Luciano Pavarotti
Friday, October 09, 2020
Let's remember generally Fun Guy, Luciano Pavarotti.
Hearing What We Wouldn’t Have Before: The Benefits of an Expanding World of Recordings
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
The proliferation of record labels and ease of distribution means some composers are finally getting their due.
Shims, Swabs, and Screwdrivers: How 4 Musicians Keep Their Instruments in Tip-Top Shape
Monday, October 05, 2020
It takes a lot of work and dedication to keep musicians' prized possessions in excellent condition.
(Ethno)Music(ology): 12 Scholars Respond to a Field Undergoing a Key Change
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Music scholarship — like the art form itself — is a field that's been taking a hard, introspective look at how it can do better.
Music Unframed and in the Great Outdoors: Keep Your Expectations Different
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Concert presenters are creating new ways to hear music safely in the wide-open spaces of New York City, allowing it to be experienced somewhere other than a computer screen.
Perfect Flaws and Engineered Reality: On the Live Versus Studio Recording Question
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Considering the live versus studio debate might change how you listen to your favorite artists and albums.
Choices and Dead-Ends: A Music Writer’s Process
Monday, September 21, 2020
David Patrick Stearns follows up his Black conductors story with some insight into the research process.
Latest / Greatest September 2020
Monday, September 21, 2020
From tender cello music by Dvořák to booming Brahms Symphonies, here are our favorite recordings released last month.
Commanding Conservatories in the Time of COVID-19: How 9 Music Schools Are Adapting As They Reopen This Fall
Friday, September 18, 2020
A look into how nine music schools are adapting to the new normal of re-opening.
Has Music Become a Disposable Commodity?
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Our relationship to recorded sound has changed a lot. So has the way we listeners interact with the artists we're most devoted to.
Beyond High Concept, Beyond Algorithms: Classical Recording Artists Go “Off the Leash”
Friday, September 11, 2020
After decades of respectful, even beatific enshrinement, classical repertoire is being challenged, tested, and “tough loved” by its fondest champions.
Bach’s Goldberg Variations — and All of its Loopholes — Keep it Indestructible
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Goldberg Variations is a masterpiece without consensus — in terms of what it is, who should play it and how it should be heard.
Get on the Bandwagon: the New York Phil Is Bringing the Concert Experience Outdoors
Thursday, September 03, 2020
The orchestra will see you now.
America’s Lost Generation of Black Conductors
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
The 1970s are hardly ancient history, but the decade seems like a distant world that had African American symphony and opera conductors in a few highly visible positions.
First Listen: Invictus
Monday, August 31, 2020
Anthony Barfield’s commission which celebrates the resilience of New York, features musicians from ensembles across Lincoln Center’s campus performing together for the first time, ever.
