Classical

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the new recording of works by composer Elliot Carter.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews "Vivaldi: 6 Cello Sonatas," by Pieter Wispelwey and Florilegium.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews "Brain/Kell/Gossens Play Schumann & Beethoven."

Alsop is the music director of the Colorado Symphony. One of the few woman conductors in the world, she has also served as music director of the Lond Island Philharmonic, and has been the guest conductor for many orchestras, including the St. Louis Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Her new CD "Victory Stride," features the work of the African American composer James P. Johnson.

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new recording of a major Stravinsky score, "Les Noces and Village Wedding Songs" performed by the Pokrovsky Ensemble on the Elektra label. This recording presents the pieces in the style of folk singing, rather than the usual concert style.

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews some historic recordings by composer Benjamin Britten. (EMI Classics).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new CD. It's a reissue from The Hollywood String Quartet, a chamber group made up of studio musicians who wanted to perform the classics. (on the Testament label).

Lloyd Schwartz reviews a world premier of composer John Harbison's "Cello Concerto," performed by Yo-Yo Ma and The Boston Symphony Orhcestra.

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new album of opera overtures played on wind instruments, "Overture" by the Harmonie Ensemble of New York, conducted by Steve Richman (on the Music & Arts Programs of America label: 510-525-4583).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews pianist Leon Fleisher's new album, "Piano Works for the Left Hand." (on Sony).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews Yo-Yo Ma's new album "Made in America." The album consists of American music.

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz on a live performance of Bellini's opera "I Puritani" which features Luciano Pavarotti and Beverly Sills. (Legato Classics)

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz tells us about his favorite recordings from 1993.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the jazz opera "Jonny spielt auf" (pronounced shpeelt auf) of the new series "Entartete" (pronounced ent-ART-a-tuh, London Records). It's a series of music banned during the Holocaust.

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviewed a new recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto, played by Nigel Kennedy, conducted by Klaus Tennstedt, on the EMI label.

Conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein would have been 75 today: classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz is a converted fan after hearing the Haydn portion of Sony's new "Royal Edition" of Bernstein performances, complete in 100 compact discs.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new CD of Maria Timo performing the sonatas of Mozart's contemporary, Muzio Clementi.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a number of new recordings conducted by composer Pierre Boulez (Boo-LEZZ). Three new discs of Stravinsky, Bartok, and Debussy (on Deutsche Grammophon). The Erato label has a new recording, and so does Sony (Boulez's greatest hits).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new CD on Angel/EMI of collected Piano Trios by the celebrated 1920's chamber players Alfred Cortot, Jasques Thibaud, and Pablo Casals.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews VHS release of Handel's opera Julius Caesar. It's directed by the innovative Peter Sellars. Schwartz says all five hours just fly by.