Interesting treatment maintains the feel of Poe’s original.

Mozart’s music provides pianist-conductor Greilsammer a palette for new experiments in sound and musical spaces, including a commissioned, new work that emphasizes ambiguity as an end in itself.

The Pacifica Quartet’s cycle of Soviet quartets continues with four from Shostakovich and one from Weinberg, passionately performed and brilliantly recorded.

The Ivencia Duo extends its survey of Florent Schmitt’s four-hand music with charming fare conceived for musical explorers of all ages, including two world premier recordings.

Hamelin’s innate musicality and sense of style make these special performances indeed.

Two contemporary American composers who approach the fusion of classical and popular music from different directions.

The ability of the composer to combine his own improvisatory flair with the variety of traditional forms from the secular and sacred music of the age is one of the things that so attracts O’Dette to this music.

A very mixed bag of some wholly unique and eccentric music.

Interesting and sometimes very moving music, but far too limited for a debut album.

Composer Edward Moeran emerges as more than “a singular success” in this fine assortment of concert works.