Dire predictions about classical music keep coming, and yet so do excellent recordings from all corners of the classical realm — a fact happily reflected in an eclectic mix of sounds that NPR Music's ...

This is a brilliant anthology, wonderfully performed and beautifully recorded. Britten’s cello music was written for Mstislav Rostropovich, whom the composer had met in 1960 at the UK premiere of ...

Scarlatti? He of keyboard sonata fame? That's actually Domenico; this recital disc collects soprano arias by his father Alessandro (1660-1725), whose star has been eclipsed by his son. Scarlatti ...

The Iranian harpsichordist found the humanity and links between works in an immaculate recital Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas crop up regularly enough in recitals, most often in a group of four ...

Armonico Consort continues to rehabilitate the reputation of overlooked Scarlatti family member Francesco in this uneven but dramatic choral piece The Scarlatti family was a major force in ...

As every clever Scarlatti disc or recital should, this one has had some thought put into the selection and arrangement of the sonatas, rather than just willy-nilly lumping together personal favorites.

The modern-day premiere of Alessandro Scarlatti’s “La Gloria di Primavera” (”The Glory of Spring”) that Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra delivered last fall introduced us to a ...

Amid the many things we don’t know about Domenico Scarlatti – no letters in his hand, no autographs of his sonatas – is how he wanted his sonatas to be paired, but it was apparently his intention that ...

The term "Roman Mass" that's assigned to Giovanni Pergolesi's sacred composition refers to one version of a piece originally composed after the 1731 Naples earthquake. The authentic passion and sense ...

NOW Ensemble's new album Awake features five so-called indie classical composers. Dire predictions about classical music keep coming, and yet so do excellent recordings from all corners of the ...