‘Aafje Heynis Edition’ review: Rediscovering a Dutch contralto

A 14-CD set devoted to the singer, who spent much of her career performing art songs and church music, offers a rich survey ...

Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music

The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by ...
The Arts Desk

Classical CDs: Dirge canons, dances and a donkey

Stravinsky: Late Works Cappella Amsterdam, Nord Nederlands Orkest/Daniel Reuss (Pentatone) ...
The Root

The Essential Luther Vandross Playlist of His Best Songs

Although Kendrick Lamar and SZA walked away with the 2026 Grammy for Record of the Year for their song “luther”—which sampled ...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sondheim

Judy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York ...
The Classical Review

Light, warmth and mastery from Andsnes at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday night was frigid but there was ample warmth in Carnegie Hall, emanating from the stage where pianist Leif Ove Andsnes was playing. The crowd was unusually thin, likely due to the weather, but ...
New York Classical Review

ASO revives American Centennial classics, including a belated Bristow premiere

Though he was not officially Dvořák’s pupil, Burleigh was indebted to him for the bright woodwinds and swooping strings of ...