Sir Simon and the Bavarians began with a novelty—a brainy novelty—by Paul Hindemith: Ragtime (Well-Tempered). The composer penned this in 1921. It is both brainy and joyous—and the orchestra played it ...

Last night Ronald S. Lauder was honored by The New Criterion with the eleventh Edmund Burke Award for Service to Culture and Society at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.

Still, in “Fidia,” we hear what we can from the ancient world: whispers and echoes from those long distant shores.

My wrongness was clear from the opening notes—those of Schumann’s “Abends am Strand.” Kissin was very songful. He sculpted ...

In 2000, John Adams composed El Niño, which is a telling, or a “reimagining,” of the Nativity. It is an opera-oratorio. And ...

In this episode, Jay begins with a shout—“Carolina Shout,” the classic jazz number by James P. Johnson. There are songs by ...

Many of the pieces on display in “A Taste for the Renaissance” are very small—bringing a magnifying glass is a good idea. One ...

Lord Byron’s last words, according to one legend, were as follows: “Come, come, no weakness! Let’s be a man to the last. Now, I shall go to sleep.” But according to the poet’s official eulogist, ...