David Bratman

A Stanford conference on classical music’s recorded legacy suggests possibilities for the future.

In a sort of meditation on the state of the symphony, Nielsen provides a gem in music.

Colorful stage works by a lesser-known French composer of the ’20s and ’30s are well worth a listen.

Katarzyna Myćka marimba joins sonorous strings in a program of unusual quintets.

Its former music director leads the S.F. Symphony in a novel overture, a grand organ symphony, and a little-known Rachmaninov concerto.

The strong-fingered, highly rhythmic, and coolly emotional pianist Joyce Yang chooses a crafty program for her debut disc.

The Royal Philharmonic and pianist Thibaudet prove that the Hungarian half of its program can stand respectably next to the traditionally weighty Brahms German half.

There’s something for everyone in the music on a new two-CD set that explores a hidden (and openly honest) side of Shostakovich: his movie scoring.

The small but powerful S.F. Chamber Orchestra brings the virtues of midperiod Beethoven to top of mind.

Most string quintets, other than Schubert's, don't get played often. The San Francisco Symphony Chamber Musicians have the personnel to do it.