Classical music

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new recording of Pierre Boulez conducting Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. (on Deutsche Grammophon).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews two new albums of opera star Renee Fleming. "I Want Magic," on London Records and a new recording of Dvorak's "Rusalka" also on London.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews two new reissues of composer Igor Stravinsky conducting his own music: "Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The Mono Years" (Sony) and "Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky: The American Recordings" (Pearl).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews two recent recordings by the German singer Thomas Quasthoff of Mozart and Schubert (both on RCA Red Seal).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews "Hear My Prayer: Choral Music of the English Romantics" (on the Chicago label, Cedille).

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews "A Recital of Intimate Works" (Dorian label) by pianist Andrew Rangell.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new collection of recordings made by the late pianist William Kapell who died in 1953 at the age of 31.

Classical music critic reviews "Movie Madness," which features excerpts from the film music of Dmitri Shostakovich. (Capriccio)

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews some reissues of music from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." They are: the first complete recording of Porgy and Bess, reissued in Sony's Masterworks Heritage Series, and Selections from Porgy and Bess with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, on Telarc.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz just returned from Tanglewood, where composer Elliot Carter was a guest of honor at the Festival Of Contemporary Music. Carter will be 90 on December 11, 1998, and his birthday has been celebrated all year long in recordings and performances. Schwartz has a review of the Tanglewood performance.