Disc and Stream

By Donald Rosenberg

Talk about impeccable timing. Today's release of Jeremy Denk's Nonesuch recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations comes a few days after announcement that the pianist is the recipient of a 2013 MacArthur "Genius" Award.

By John W. Lambert

It’s a given that we tend to think of golden ages as being in the past. But when it comes to recordings and the ready availability thereof, we’ve never been in a better position than now.

By Ken Keaton

Six Schubert songs, two ways: Guitarist Daniel Lippel performs solo transcriptions of Johann Kaspar Mertz, pairs with soprano Tony Arnold for voice-guitar arrangements stemming from Schubert's day. A New Focus recording for CD and download.

By Robert Markow

Gordon Getty has at least a dozen recordings to his credit, and with his 80th birthday approaching in late 2014, it's time attention was paid. Conrad Tao performs a selection of piano pieces for Pentatone Classics, miniatures composed over the span of half a century. Robert Markow reviews.

By John W. Lambert

She arrived at Duke University in Durham, NC, 22 years ago, bearing an invitation for a fellowship - and $150 in cash. If you don't know her name, just ask any member of your family who is big on video games or sci-fi films.

By John von Rhein

The best of Ruggles’ works, including his masterpiece, Sun-Treader, carry a granitic power and dissonant grandeur that Ives, by comparison, achieved in only a handful of works, such as the transcendental Concord Sonata.