You can go your own way You can go your own way

Eli Jacobson on a luscious evening of early Strauss with Guntram at Carnegie Hall

Decadent genealogies Decadent genealogies

Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder and Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot are, in their different ways, the final decadent flowering of a musical tradition at its twilight.

Suspicious conduct Suspicious conduct

There is a strong case to be made that George Fridrich Handel is the composer most suited to the present moment.

Lips together, teeth apart Lips together, teeth apart

Mr. Peabody, that Leonardo among canines, claimed she was suffering from toothache.

Light my foyer Light my foyer

Each year, Leon Botstein leads the American Symphony Orchestra in a concert opera or two.