Editor Pick: Music

A two-CD trip through the inventive mind of a composer who's part translator of the human condition, part trickster.

The pianist's revealing memoir takes us behind the scenes into the developing mind of a music student as he becomes a mature virtuoso.

A deluxe CD/DVD reissue of teen pop phenomenon's 1989 sophomore album revisits her trailblazing artistic beginnings.

The Brooklyn orchestral collective performed music by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Gottschalk and contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery.

The musicians' joy at performing live on stage in a well-tuned concert hall again was visible in their body language as well as audible in their sound.

There's more to Handel and the holidays than the 'Messiah.' A suite from his oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus' featured original instruments and superb soloists.

The French musician performs works by composers of the late 16th and 17th centuries on two harpsichords, one dating from the early 16th century.

Tate combines traditional Chickasaw sounds and cultural themes with Western classical music through sophisticated orchestration and dramatic storytelling.

The Paraguayan classical guitarist paid tribute to female pioneers of the instrument with a rousing solo concert at the 92nd Street Y.

An unusual and satisfying fusion of blues-tinged purpose and pop-music spirit arrives from singer-songwriter Sheri Miller, happily back on the scene.