Music – Page 329

At 150, Rachmaninoff and His Music Are ‘Here to Stay’

Kirill Gerstein, who has recorded a new account of the Second Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic, discusses the composer’s polarizing legacy.

By Joshua Barone

Deaths (Obituaries) Music Pop and Rock Music Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Sire Records Stein, Seymour (1942- )

Seymour Stein, Record Biz Giant Who Signed Madonna, Dies at 80

With an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music, he championed acts including the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders on his label Sire, and helped found the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

By Ben Sisario

Carnegie Hall Classical Music Fragments (Musical Work) Pulitzer, Elkhanah Weilerstein, Alisa

Review: ‘Fragments’ Proposes a New Kind of Cello Recital

Alisa Weilerstein brought her new project, a mix tape of new works and movements from Bach’s cello suites, to Zankel Hall.

By Oussama Zahr

Carnegie Hall Classical Music Crossing, The (Music Group) Nally, Donald Philadelphia Orchestra Vespers of the Blessed Earth (Musical Work)

Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Vespers’ Pray for an Earth in Crisis

John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.

By Joshua Barone