The impetus for the Arcis Saxophone Quartet was born at a college Christmas party. While studying at University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, Claus Hierluksch and his saxophone classmates ...

No other ensemble is ever likely to equal, let alone outdo, the record of the Kronos Quartet when it comes to premiering and promulgating new classical works. During its 36-year history, the ever- ...

What would you consider the 20 most harrowing minutes of music ever composed? If we’re talking about one single, brief work from beginning to end, there may be no ...

One of the most prominent celebrations of its musical credentials is the triennial Banff International String Quartet Competition, founded 30 years ago, which has a strong following from both ...

With 1994's We Live Here and the 1996 follow-up Quartet, Nonesuch continues its series of remastered reissues from guitar icon Pat Metheny's out-of-print Geffen era. Metheny has long been a ...