The Italian violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini absorbed the ideals of the Enlightenment, concluding that music was a manifestation of the natural order. Sigurd Imsen’s program of three Tartini chamber works—the Sonata in F Major, ...

I still remember walking into record stores and discovering there wasn’t a single vinyl album left on the shelves. People told me that day was coming, and I believed them, but when it finally happened ...

The following is a press release issued by Bluesound. TORONTO, Canada | June 1, 2016 – Bluesound, a leading manufacturer of wireless multi-room music systems, announced today that MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) music will be ...

The following press release is issued by Reference Recordings. May 19, 2016 - We are very pleased to offer the world premiere recording of Carlisle Floyd's Wuthering Heights as our first opera release! The GRAMMY®-winning ...

The following is a press release issued by the Hi-Res Music Initiative. May 12, 2015 | WASHINGTON – Music streaming is officially going high resolution. The industry’s official logo mark for Hi-Res MUSIC – previously ...

The following is a press release issued by MQA and Warner Music Group. Munich | May 6, 2016: Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced a long-term licensing deal with music technology specialists MQA. The agreement ...

AXPONA 2016 bore some resemblance to that scene in Yellow Submarine where, as John, Paul, George, and Ringo wander down a hallway, every door they open reveals something new and unexpected. For three days at ...

The Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society, the world’s largest such organization with nearly 2000 members, honored at their annual Gala dinner and awards ceremony in December 2015, Yarlung Records founder Bob Attiyeh with ...

There are several subplots to the compelling story of the one-of-a-kind Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who died at the age of 50 in 1982. His eccentricities, at the piano and away from it; his extensive ...

Sir Charles Groves has been one of the best kept secrets in the music and recording industries. Groves had a wide effective repertoire, but he specialized in English music. He never achieved the popularity or ...

The following is a press release issued by Reference Recordings. March 17, 2016 - DAWN TO DUST contains live recordings of three significant and adventurous works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and ...

Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) is France’s greatest composer since Debussy and Ravel. His oeuvre is not large; he was satisfied only with masterpieces. His magnificent 1970 cello concerto, Tout Un Monde Lointain (“A Whole Distant World”), ...

It’s hard to imagine a more versatile violinist than Rachel Barton Pine, now in her early 40s. She plays the big Romantic concertos with major symphony orchestras but is also regarded as a leading baroque ...

Many music critics, listeners, and audiophiles (myself included) consider the Georg Solti Ring to be the greatest recording of all time. It is difficult to dispute that conclusion. First of all, the size and scope ...

Good album covers make you want to hear the record, creating curiosity and building expectations. They help set the tone, whet your appetite, fire your imagination, and—when you finally listen to the music—enhance the listening ...