Music

The French ensemble played a muscular concert of Piano Trios by Schumann and Ravel, along with Liszt's weird and wily "Tristia – La Vallée d'Obermann" and an invigorating encore by Lili Boulanger.

The Doors' 'Live at the Matrix, 1967' captures the then-little-known group as it experimented with early versions of the material that would soon bring it fame.

What might seem a strange composer pairing proves, in Asal's thoughtful conception, to sound most natural.

Reviews: Live albums from Willie Nile and New RIders of the Purple Sage, plus Ann Savoy, Stephen Bluhm, Stateon Family, and Misner & Smith.

We may be avoiding calling it "Gypsy music" now, but its spirited influence on both Brahms and Liszt is unmistakeable.

Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka perform music by Mozart for piano four hands and for two pianos at the Aspect Chamber Music Series.

The new album from the Wandering Hearts features upbeat, radio-friendly melodies and evokes 1960s and 1970s work by acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Mamas and the Papas.

Jordi Savall and his early music ensemble looped back to the popular music of the 16th and 17th centuries in concert, while a new album offers modern piano responses to ancient music.

"What's so great about Beethoven? He makes children laugh." A concert pianist's memoir recounts a musical education and a memoir-worthy life.

Hot Club of Los Angeles takes gypsy jazz to new places; cabaret singer Myriam Phiro sings a love letter to Marlene Dietrich.