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  DEFENDING THE MUSIC: Michael Steinberg at the Boston Globe, 1964–1976 Conceived by Jorja Fleezanis; edited by Susan Feder, Jacob Jahiel, and Marc Mandel from writings by Michael Steinberg, with a preface and notes by the editors. Oxford University Press, 2026.

  KARIM SAID (Karim Said)

  DEFENDING THE MUSIC: Michael Steinberg at the Boston Globe, 1964–1976 Conceived by Jorja Fleezanis; edited by Susan Feder, Jacob Jahiel, and Marc Mandel from writings by Michael Steinberg, with a preface and notes by the editors. Oxford University Press, 2026.

  KAUDER: Violin Sonatas (Karen Bentley Pollick)

  I KNEW A MAN WHO KNEW BRAHMS By Nancy Shear. New York and Nashville: Regalo Press/Simon & Schuster, 2025.

  LATIN JAZZ MEETS OPERA (Christopher Sánchez)

  1925: LANDMARKS FROM THE DAWN OF ELECTRICAL RECORDING (various Artists and Orchestras)

  LEO, LEONARDO: Dove fuggo à che penso. S’offendesti... (Miguel Ulla)

  AKIHO, ANDY: Beneath Lighted Coffers. Concerto... (David Danzmayr)

  LEO, LEONARDO: Vissi nol niego. Tremolanti d’intorno.... (Miguel Ulla)

  ALBERT COATES CONDUCTS 20TH-CENTURY MUSIC (Albert Coates)

  LIFCHITZ, MAX: Song of Ourselves... (Max Lifchitz)

  ALBERT COATES CONDUCTS 20TH-CENTURY MUSIC (Coates)

  LISTER, RODNEY: Toward a Supreme Fiction. A Clear... (Mark Dwyer)

  AMELIO TRIO (Amelio Tr)

  LISZT: Années de Pèlerinage, Book 1 (Ryan Behan)

  ARNOT: Symphonies (Mikel Toms)

  LISZT: Années de pèlerinage, Book II... (Emmanuel Despax)

  ARNOT: The Christmas Symphony. A Visit... (Bernhard Voss)

  LISZT: Années de Pèlerinage, première... (Behan)

  ARSENYAN, HAYK: Stratum (Hayk Arsenyan)

  MACHAVARIANI, ALEKSI; RZAYEV, AZƏR; GADJIEV, RAUF (Karen Bentley Pollick)

  ASIA: Amichai Songs... (Robert Swensen)

  MARSALIS, WYNTON: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini)

  ASIA: Amichai Songs... (Robert Swensen)

  MARTIN, ROBERT: Chrysolith. String Trio. Emerson... (Max Lifschitz)

  AVICHAI ORNOY AND LUCIANO GONZÁLEZ: All the Things... (Avichai Ornoy)

  MAXFIELD, ANDREW: Stations of the Cross (Kam Kavanaugh)

  BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: 6 Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007–1012 (Henrik Dam Thomsen)

  MAXFIELD, ANDREW: Wind, Water, Stone... (Kam Kavanaugh)

  BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: 6 Trio Sonatas for Organ, BWV 525–530 (Aart Bergwerff)

  MICCHELLI, MARK: Donnaleelannod. Pemm Pemm Ican... (Mark Micchelli)

  BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Herr, gehe nicht in Gericht mit... (Hans-Christoph Rademann)

  MICCHELLI, MARK: Donnaleelannod. Pemm Pemm Ican... (Mark Micchelli)

  BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Keyboard Concertos (Tianqi Du)

  MOSER, RUDOLF: Variations, op. 42/2... (Philippe Bach)

  BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Leipziger Chorale (Masaaki Suzuki)

  MOZART: Mass No. 7 in C, K 167, “Missa... (Christoph Poppen)

  BARRY, JOHN: Out of Africa (John Barry)

  MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 and 22 (Alon Goldstein)

  BASILE, AL: Blues in Hand (Al Basile)

  MOZART: Quartets for Flute and String Trio... (Andrea Mogavero)

  BASILE, AL: Blues in Hand (Al Basile)

  MOZART; BACH, JOHANN CHRISTIAN (Inés Moreno Uncilla)

  BEACH, AMY CHENEY: Symphony in e, op. 32, “Gaelic”... (Joseph Bastian)

  MOZART; JAZ, CLARA (Agata-Maria Raatz)

  BEACH, AMY CHENEY; CORIGLIANO, JOHN (Usha Kapoor)

  MOZART; SULLIVAN; BALL, CHRISTOPHER (John Barry)

  BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Sonatas (James Brawn)

  NEW MUSIC FOR STRING ORCHESTRA BY PHILADELPHIA-AREA... (James Freeman)

  BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Sonatas (Luisa Guembes-Buchanan)

  NEWMAN, ANTHONY: Piano Sonatas Nos. 6–9... (Anthony Newman)

  BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Sonatas (Moritz Winkelmann)

  NEWMAN, THOMAS: The Thursday Murder Club (Ben Parry)

  BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Sonatas... (Karim Said)

  NIELSEN, CARL: Welcome to 20 Della Grazia, Little... (Rikke Sandberg)

  BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5, 7, 9... (Michael Francis)

  NIELSEN, CARL; JØRGENSEN/NIELSEN (Kristoffer Hyldig)

  BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Violin Sonatas (Viktoria Mullova)

  NIGHTFALLS AND MIDNIGHT REVELS (Paul Cohen)

  BORSUK, KAROL: Kolding. Odessa... (Joanna Filuś-Olenkiewicz)

  NYTCH; PARRY, HUBERT (Joby Bell)

  BORUP-JØRGENSEN: Intrada for Solo Percussion, op.... (Esbjerg Ens)

  OF LIGHT AND SOLACE (Paul Cohen)

  BOWERS, KRIS; SCHOENBERG, ARNOLD (Carlos Izcaray)

  ORCHESTRAL MASTERS, VOLUME 11 (Brno PO, Kyiv PO)

  BRIDGETOWER PROJECT (Ilya Kaler)

  ORGAN CONCERTOS (Paul Jacobs)

  BROUGHTON, BRUCE: And on the Sixth Day... (Jonathan Bloxman)

  PANN, CARTER; ANTONIADES, ARIS; BOZICH, JOSEPH (Lucas Hopkins)

  BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 3 (1873 version)... (Gerd Schaller)

  PAS DE DEUX (Linda Guo)

  BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 3 (1877 version, ed.... (Gerd Schaller)

  PILLARS OF CREATION (Bernadette A. Harvey)

  BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 5 (arr. Schaller) (Gerd Schaller)

  POLEDOURIS, BASIL: Quigley Down Under (Basil Poledouris)

  BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 8 in c (1890 version) (Gerd Schaller)

  PONTICELLO (Vincent Segal)

  BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 8 in c (Gerd Schaller)

  PROKOFIEV, SERGEI; SILVESTROV, VALENTIN (Dmitry Matvienko)

  BUCHANAN, JAKOB: A Minor Masquerade in Thwaite.... (Jakob Buchanan)

  PULSE (Brad Wagner)

  BUCHANAN, JAKOB: A Minor Masquerade in Thwaite.... (Jakob Buchanan)

  RAPHAEL, G.: Fantasie und Fuge über einen finnischen... (Ville Urponen)

  BUCK, OLE: Concerto Rosignolo (Michala Petri)

  RAPHAEL, G.: Fantasie und Fuge über einen finnischen... (Ville Urponen)

  CAPRICE REIMAGINED: New Works for Natural Horn (Isaac Shieh)

  RHIE, KAY: Cereus... (Chris Kim)

  CAPRICE REIMAGINED: New Works for Natural Horn (Isaac Shieh)

  ROMANTIC VIRTUOSO (Xika Huang)

  CARBON: Astro Cats (Steven Graff)

  ROSENTHAL, LAURENCE: Requiem for a Heavyweight. A Raisin... (Laurence Rosenthal)

  CARBON: Astro Cats (Steven Graff)

  ROSING-SCHOW, NIELS; DEBUSSY (Jean Thorel)

  CASKEN; BARTÓK; BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN (Thomas Zehetmair)

  RUDERS, POUL: Transfigurations... (Michala Petri)

  CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Platero y Yo (Niklas Johansen)

  RUNESTAD: Dreams of the Fallen. Earth Symphony (Eric Holtan)

  CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Yaroslav Senyshyn)

  RYELANDT, JOSEPH: Piano Sonatas No. 3 in F, op. 50;... (Jozef De Beenhouwer)

  CLARK, RICHARD AULDON: American Bagatelles... (Richard Auldon Clark)

  RZEWSKI, FREDERIC: The People United Will Never Be... (Kevin Lee Sun)

  CLARKE, CHRIS IRVINE/ZACK: Gliding Through. Fragments of Sunrise.... (Chris Irvine)

  SAFE HARBOR (Katherine FitzGibbon)

  CLARKE, SYMON: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra,... (Alexander Baillie)

  SALERNI, PAUL: Haunted... (Jessica Bowers)

  CLARKE, SYMON: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra,... (Toms)

  SAMPSON, DAVID: Undercurrents Re­dux... (Amy Porter)

  CLASSIC V-DISC BIG BAND JAZZ SESSIONS (Various)

  SAMPSON, DAVID: Undercurrents Re­dux... (Amy Porter)

  CONSTANTINIDES, DINOS: Violin Sonata, “À Beethoven,” LRC... (Kurt Nikkanen)

  SANDERS, PHAROAH: Love Is Everywhere. To John (Sanders)

  CONTRASTS (Jonathan Cohler)

  SATIE; CAGE, JOHN (Luisa Guembes-Buchanan)

  DEBNEY, JOHN: Luck (John Debney)

  SCHENCK: Sonatinas II, IV, and XV. Capriccios... (Petra Samhaber-Eckhardt)

  DEBUSSY, SCHOENBERG, PROKOFIEV, SCRIABIN (Boris Berman)

  SCHMIDT, OLE: Concerto for Guitar and Chamber... (Max Artved)

  DEBUSSY: C’est l’extase (arr. Holloway)... (Santoni)

  SCHMITT, WERNER HEINRICH: Vier Lieder zu Gedichten von Hermann... (Werner Heinrich Schmitt)

  DEBUSSY: Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne). Deux... (Saskia Giorgini)

  SCHONTHAL, RUTH; TILLMETZ, RUDOLF; STRAUSS, RICHARD (Mark Teplitsky)

  DELLAIRA, MICHAEL: Arctic Explorations (Clara Longstreth)

  SCHUBERT; ANDRÉE (Peter Friis Johansson)

  DONIZETTI: Alfredo il Grande (Corrado Rovaris)

  SCHUBERT; DESYATNIKOV, LEONID (Pavel Kolesnikov)

  DREAMCATCHER (James McVinnie)

  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana, op. 16... (Burkard Schliessmann)

  ENSEMBLE, RESONANCE: Safe Harbor (Resonance Ens)

  SCHUMANN: Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 22... (Sophia Agranovich)

  ESTRELLITA (Esther Rayo)

  SCHUMANN; SIBELIUS (David Munk-Nielsen)

  FALKOWSKA, ZUZANNA; SYKULSKI, JACEK; WAWRUK, MARCIN (Kasia Pakowska)

  SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartets Nos. 10–12 (Qrtto Noûs)

  FANTASIA: Works for Trumpet and Organ (Matilda Lloyd)

  SIEGFRIED REDA SPIELT (Siegfried Reda)

  FAURÉ QUARTETT: After Hours (Fauré Qrt)

  SISKIND: Soaring Dreams... (Christopher Allen)

  FEIGIN, JOEL: Mountain and Rivers Trio. Elegy... (Claudia Schaer)

  SISKIND: Soaring Dreams... (Christopher Allen)

  FINNISSY, MICHAEL: Organ Symphonies (Forrest Eimold)

  SKINNER, FRANK; STEIN, HENRY MANCINI/WILLIAM LAVA/HERMAN (William T. Stromberg)

  FLUTRONIX: Black Being (Flutronix)

  SOHAL: String Quartets No. 1, Chiaro­scuro... (Piatti Qrt)

  FLÓREZ, ALEJANDRO: Darién. Ripples. Beaches Suite... (Alejandro Flórez)

  STIPP, NEIL: 6 Miniatures. Toccata Exultate... (Michail Agafita)

  FLÓREZ, ALEJANDRO: Darién. Ripples. Beaches Suite... (Alejandro Flórez)

  STRAUSS, RICHARD: Don Juan... (Hans Graf)

  FOLK TRAILS (Anya Alexeyev)

  STRAUSS, RICHARD; WAGNER, RICHARD (Daniel Behle)

  FRANCK, CÉSAR: Prélude, Fugue et Variation, CFF... (Keiko Nakata)

  STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Chant du Rossignol. The Faun and... (JoAnn Falletta)

  FRANCK, CÉSAR; VIERNE (Christopher Houlihan)

  STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Symphony of Psalms... (Heinz Hennig)

  FRITZE, GREGORY: London Overture. A Day in Valencia.... (Rafael Sanz-Espert)

  TAL, JOSEF; KAUFMANN, WALTER; RUBIN, MARCEL (Leon Botstein)

  GERSHWIN; HUMMEL, FRANZ; SCHUBERT (Christen)

  TE DEUM (Paul Neebe)

  GIVE AND TAKE (Curtis Macomber)

  TE DEUM (Paul Neebe)

  GOLD, ERNEST: The Last Sunset (Joseph Gershenson)

  TEODORESCU-CIOCĂNEA: L’Isolement (Vlad Maistorovici)

  GOLDSMITH, JERRY: First Blood (Jerry Goldsmith)

  THALKEN, JOSEPH; COPLAND, AARON (Richard McKay)

  GOLDSMITH, JERRY: Pursuit. The People Next Door.... (Adam Klemens)

  THE AUDACITY (Meerenai Shim)

  GOLDSMITH, JERRY: The Chairman (William T. Stromberg)

  THE THOMAS JENSEN LEGACY, VOLUME 24 (Thomas Jensen)

  GOLDSMITH: MacArthur (Jerry Goldsmith)

  THREADS (Anthony C. Marinello)

  GOLDSMITH: The Secret of NIMH (Jerry Goldsmith)

  TISHCHENKO, BORIS; ORNSTEIN, LEO (Jascha Nemtsov)

  GRAND FINALE: Andrés Segovia Archive (Roberto Moronn Pérez)

  TYZIK, JEFF: Jazz Concerto for Soprano Saxophone... (Mark Davis Scatterday)

  GRIEBLING-HAIGH, MARGI; PÄRT; VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR (Steven Smith)

  UENO: Wavelengths... (Karen Yu)

  GRIEBLING-HAIGH; PÄRT; VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR (Smith)

  UNDISCOVERED TRUMPET CONCERTOS (Paul Neebe)

  GRIME, HELEN: Violin Concerto (Malin Broman)

  VASKS, PETERĪS; SCHUBERT (Sebastian Bohren)

  GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN, PELLE; LORENTZEN, BENT; WORSAAE, NICOLAI (Jacob Bloch Jespersen)

  VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES: The Warner Classics Edition (de los Angeles)

  GYLFASON, THORVALDUR: The Icelandic Songbook (Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir)

  VINCENT DUBOIS: Eternal Notre-Dame (Vincent Dubois)

  HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Jephtha (Jane Glover)

  VIVALDI, ANTONIO; MCDONAGH, AILBHE (Lynda O’Connor)

  HARBACH, BARBARA: Advent and Christmas... (Genevieve Ellis)

  WAGNER, RICHARD: Das Rheingold (Michael Volle)

  HARBACH, BARBARA: Symphonies (David Angus)

  WAGNER, RICHARD: Die Walküre (Francesco Cristofoli)

  HENDRIE, GERALD: 6 Concert Studies... (Tom Winpenny)

  WAGNER, RICHARD: Die Walküre (Michael Volle)

  HER VOICE (Theresa Delaplain)

  WAGNER, RICHARD: Götterdämmerung (Andreas Schager)

  HIRSCHFELD, C. RENÉ: Music for Piano Solo, op. 139 (Joshua Rupley)

  WAGNER, RICHARD: Siegfried (Andreas Schager)

  HIRSCHFELD, C. RENÉ: Music for Piano Solo, op. 139 (Rupley)

  WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Christian Thielemann)

  HIRSCHFELD, C. RENÉ: π (C. René Hirschfeld)

  WENNERBERG-REUTER, SARA; HALLÉN, ANDREAS; STENHAMMAR, WILHELM (Peter Friis Johansson)

  HORN TRIOS FROM MOZART TO PIAZZOLLA AND BEYOND:... (Howard Wall)

  WILDER, ALEC: Air for Oboe... (Frank Sinatra)

  HORNER, JAMES: Something Wicked This Way Comes (James Horner)

  WILLIAMS, JOHN: Jaws (John Williams)

  HOVHANESS, ALAN: Dawn Hymn, op. 138... (Tom Winpenny)

  WILLIAMS, JOHN: The Patriot (John Williams)

  IS SPRING RIGHT?: Music by American Composers (Max Lifchitz)

  YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER: The Piper (Grigor Palikarov)

  IVES, CHARLES: Piano Sonata No. 1 (John Noel Roberts)

  ZIMMER, HANS: A League of Their Own (Hans Zimmer)

  JOHN COLTRANE WITH ERIC DOLPHY: Evenings at the... (Coltrane)

  ZIMMER, HANS: Crimson Tide (Nick Glennie-Smith)

  JONES, RON: DuckTales (original TV soundtrack) (Ron Jones)

  ÉMIGRÉS AND EXILES IN HOLLYWOOD (Ens for These Times)

  KABALEVSKY; SCHUMANN (Theodor Lyngstad)

  ÉMIGRÉS AND EXILES IN HOLLYWOOD (Ens for These Times)

  KAMEN, MICHAEL: The Three Musketeers (Michael Kamen)

  “We just wanted to hear this music ourselves”:...

 

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