Judy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York Times writers and editors pick 14 songs to seal the deal.
Category: Music
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How Did a 2017 Song Get a 2026 Oscar Nomination?
“Sweet Dreams of Joy,” from the documentary “Viva Verdi!,” was indeed eligible under academy rules even if it was recorded nearly 10 years ago. Here’s how.
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Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said.
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‘The Outsiders’ Musical Recoups on Broadway
“The Outsiders” is the first new musical to open since 2022 to become profitable.
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62 Discs Offer a Last Word on the Pianist Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini’s complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have been gathered in one place, allowing listeners to trace his entire career.
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DakhaBrakha, a Band From Kyiv, Saw a War Coming
“We can’t make any music,” the singer and cellist Nina Garenetska said. “This is our life now: An air raid siren goes off.”
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Review: A Soprano’s Sound Floods the Met in ‘Ariadne’
Lise Davidsen unleashed rare grandeur of tone throughout her range in the title role of Strauss’s opera.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Album Tackles a Newer Archive: Her Own
The vocalist who dares to take on older music with unsavory history turns inward on “Ghost Song,” her most revealing and rewarding album yet.
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Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Is the Star
In a program without soloist vehicles, the focus was on Herbert Blomstedt, a 94-year-old elder statesman of classical music.
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Joni James, Heartfelt Chanteuse of the 1950s, Dies at 91
A top-selling artist known as the “Queen of Hearts,” she had a voice tinged with longing and melancholy and was an early influence on Barbra Streisand.
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The Buzzy Band Wet Leg Trips Out at a Party, and 13 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Bartees Strange, La Marimba, Sharon Van Etten and others.
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A Musician’s Turn to Improvisation Bears Fruit
The pianist and composer Eric Wubbels’s work has achieved new heights in an album of collaborations with two younger artists.