Chad Batka for The New York Times
Paul Simon The singer, backed by an eight-piece band, performed at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night.
Paul Simon’s show at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night was all about his pursuit of ecstasy through rhythm, and it was marvelous: brisk and unsinkable, smartly balanced, deftly paced.
PopcastMUSIC REVIEW
American Hymns, Both Classic and Reimagined
By ZACHARY WOOLFE
The Albany Symphony played Copland and modern spirituals as part of the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall.
MUSIC REVIEW
A Cabaret Evening of Songs From a Marriage Made Off Broadway
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley walk in the famous footsteps of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.
May 11, 2011
Love? Some for Jennifer Lopez, but More for Beastie Boys and Fleet Foxes
Ms. Lopez's role as a judge on "American Idol" did not seem to significantly help sales of her new album, which made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
May 11, 2011
Kanye West Turns Moody at MoMA
Freed from the emotional restrictions of a major arena show, Kanye West took the opportunity to stew at MoMA’s Party in the Garden, emphasizing the more abrasive and gruffer sides of his catalog.
May 10, 2011
Levine Buoyed by Well-Wishers During Next-to-Last 'Walküre'
James Levine conducted “Die Walküre” for the second-to-last time this season before he takes five months off from the Metropolitan Opera to recuperate.
MUSIC REVIEW
Seven Composers, Seven Countries
By ALLAN KOZINN
At the MATA Festival at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday night, the composers were individualists, and their works tilted toward the experimental.
MUSIC REVIEW
Two by a Finnish Composer, and Variations Inspired by a Birthday
By STEVE SMITH
Striking chamber pieces by Magnus Lindberg framed the latest Movado Hour program at the Baryshnikov Arts Center on Tuesday evening: one from near the start of his career, the other a premiere.
MUSIC REVIEW
Genres and Styles Without Borders, in a Brooklyn Series
By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
Gala NYC, a new series of classical music without borders, opened on Saturday at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
MUSIC REVIEW
One Tenor, Three Voices, in Arias From Handel’s Era
By ALLAN KOZINN
The tenor Ian Bostridge leads a tour of 18th-century arias and voices with the Montreal ensemble Les Violons du Roy.
MUSIC REVIEW
Woman for All Seasons, Ballads and Emotions
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
K T Sullivan covers a wide range of musical and emotional territory in her new show, “Rhyme, Women and Song,” at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.
MUSIC REVIEW
For a Sextet’s Substitutes, a Chemistry Test
By STEVE SMITH
The chamber group Concertante performed at Merkin Hall on Monday, with replacement musicians sitting in for four of its six members.
Google’s Digital Music Service Falls Short of Ambition
By BEN SISARIO
Google and the major record labels failed to agree on a price for the licenses, creating a roadblock for the firm.
MUSIC REVIEW
French, but Conversant in Many Genres
By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
The new Manton Memorial Organ at the Church of the Ascension in Greenwich Village, built in France with 6,183 pipes, was inaugurated on Thursday with a concert by Jon Gillock.
John Walker, Hitmaker With the Walker Brothers, Dies at 67
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Walker played guitar and sang with the British band, which had two big hits in the United States, “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and “Make It Easy on Yourself.”
Music in Review
By ZACHARY WOOLFE
The touring group of the Marlboro Music School and Festival performed three repertory staples on Friday night.
MUSIC REVIEW
Unconscious Lessons of a Jazzman
By BEN RATLIFF
“My Coma Dreams,” by the jazz pianist Fred Hersch, tells the stories of his dreams while in a coma in 2008.
MUSIC REVIEW
Calm Demeanor, Assertive Sounds
By NATE CHINEN
Shane Endsley and the Music Band took an assertive but unforced approach to most of the songs in their recent show at the Cornelia Street Café.
Video Clip: 'Midnight in Paris'
Video: China McClain on 'A.N.T. Farm'
Slide Show: Woody Allen Abroad
