Karlheinz Stockhausen Composes the Cosmos
His seven-opera cycle, “Licht,” shows that he was not only a master of far-out spectacle but also a...
Alex Ross
Antonio Salieri’s Revenge
He was falsely cast as Mozart’s murderer and music’s sorest loser. Now he’s getting a fresh hearing. On...
The Disquieting Power of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hitler’s Court Conductor
There has long been a nimbus of greatness and moral quandary around Wilhelm Furtwängler, but listening to his...
The Velvet Revolution of Claude Debussy
How a reclusive Frenchman created some of the most radical, beautiful music of the modern era. Claude Debussy...
The Rediscovery of Florence Price
How an African-American composer’s works were saved from destruction. In 2009, Vicki and Darrell Gatwood, of St. Anne,...
Bach’s Holy Dread
The composer has long been seen as a symbol of divine order. But his music has an unruly...
