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.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 7, 2021

Boston Modern Orchestra Project traces the composer’s evolution from Common Tones in Simple Time to Son of Chamber Symphony.

Jeff Kaliss - June 7, 2021

Eleven composers and performers create a tribute album for the retired chief of Nonesuch Records.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 2, 2021

The powerful mezzo explores many dark facets of the Nero legend in Tiranno.

Richard S. Ginell - June 1, 2021

The wind ensemble’s Ghost Light presents five commissions on themes of life, death, and rebirth.

Giacomo Fiore - June 1, 2021

The composer melds oral histories of Jewish life in Warsaw with an improvising chamber ensemble and electronica.

Richard S. Ginell - May 24, 2021

The new disc features intense, three-way musical discussions based on two decades’ worth of Iyer themes.

Ben Kutner - May 17, 2021

Two recent recordings by Icelandic composers bring light to a dark landscape.

Ben Kutner - May 8, 2021

Angèle Dubeau’s Immersion highlights the violin’s modern side.

Richard S. Ginell - May 8, 2021

Pianist Karl Larson, a frequent collaborator with the composer, makes the most of these languid, idiosyncratic sketches.

 

Richard S. Ginell - May 1, 2021

Rarely performed in the U.S., this music from Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Walton deserves a wider audience.