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.

An Enticing New Cello Concerto Inspired By Rumi

Richard S. Ginell - June 6, 2020

Anna Clyne’s concerto, composed for soloist Inbal Segev, makes an impression.

Recommended Streaming From the Interwebs

Michael Zwiebach - June 2, 2020

Timely music for an unquiet time.

Weathering the Coronavirus Storm With Some New Jazz

Andrew Gilbert - June 1, 2020

Here are six great recommendations for beating the blues with recent recordings by Bay Area jazz heroes.

MTT and SF Symphony Take Aaron Copland’s Third to New Heights

Steven Winn - May 30, 2020

A digital-only release captures a masterful 2018 performance of this great American work.

LA Phil 100 DVD Conjures a Lost World

Richard S. Ginell - May 30, 2020

A powerful concert benefits from judicious editing and stirs poignant memories.

Music Doodles Just for Fun

Paul Kotapish - May 26, 2020

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

Riches of Henry Hadley’s Works Captured by Cellist Theodore Buchholz

Janos Gereben - May 26, 2020

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

Square Peg Round Hole Makes Music All the Day Long

Lou Fancher - May 26, 2020

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

Alana Youssefian Revives a Brilliant 18th-Century Violinist’s Music

Jonathan Rhodes Lee - May 23, 2020

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

Come for the Beethoven, Stay for the Schumann

Steven Winn - May 23, 2020

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