It’s fair to say to say that such “Best-Of” lists are inherently daft if one clings too literally to the idea of “Best.” Still, I have been making “Best of the Year” lists for classical music since ...

Music writers spend their days guiltily staring down literally dozens of unheard new recordings that pile up as the year goes on, with more coming in each day. So it has been an arduous and ...

Many of today’s symphony orchestra instruments have been around for centuries. The violin, for instance, dates to the 1500s and as a result has an enormous repertoire spanning 450 years. The saxophone ...

British saxophonist Jess Gillam lit up the Ordway Concert Hall this week in St. Paul, in the first saxophone recital presented by the Schubert Club’s “International Artist Series.” Performing with ...

The Colorado Music Festival is a gathering of some of the best orchestral musicians from across the country. Each week throughout the summer, they perform some of classical music's greatest ...

The album comprises Horne's Sonata for French Horn and Piano (2021), with hornist Mollie Pate and pianist Xiting Yang; Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2022), with saxophonist Walter Puyear and ...