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The subtle, elusive quality of Debussy's twenty-four preludes is captured perfectly by pianist Paul Jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, bell-like sound. The Bosendorfer piano he uses has a sound similar to that of Debussy's early 20th-century pianos.

Prokofiev's passionate ballet score to Romeo and Juliet combines the lightness of the love story and the tender emotions with music of real violence — which is, after all, a lot of what Shakespeare's play is about.

Mahler's grand-scale "Resurrection" Symphony marked the real beginning of his career as a composer. It's the work with which he answered the metaphysical challenge of Beethoven's Ninth, with a turbulent beginning and a triumphant conclusion.

Mahler's grand-scale "Resurrection" Symphony marked the real beginning of his career as a composer. It's the work with which he answered the metaphysical challenge of Beethoven's Ninth, with a turbulent beginning and a triumphant conclusion.

Late in his career, Mozart explored feelings of extraordinary emotional agitation in his symphonies. Ted Libbey recommends recordings of these works that balance power and passion, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic.

The Emerson Quartet waited many years before recording all 16 of Beethoven's string quartets. The group's seven-CD, Grammy-winning effort sets a benchmark for interpreting Beethoven's sometimes difficult music.

It begins, "Do you remember?" — and we supply the memories. Dan Charnas tells the origin story of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit that still unites generations on the dance floor.

The difference between writing books and capsule reviews, web and print, and how pop is like zydeco.

Legendary jazz musician Charlie Parker died 50 years ago Saturday. Poet Joe Pacheco recalls one of Parker's last performances, when the saxophonist known as "Bird" played in Manhattan. The poem is from Pacheco's book The First of the Nuyoricans/Sailing to Sanibel.

Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.