GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award nominee Maria Mendes released her fourth album Saudade, Colour of Love on October 7, 2022, to instant acclaim. We caught up with Maria to learn more about her distinctive, moving hybrid style.

For the Kuijken clan, playing the music of Bach, Mozart, and others is the family business. On the 50th anniversary of the ensemble La Petite Bande, catch up with father Sigiswald and daughters Marie and Sara - all members, as well as a trio of their own - as releases on Challenge Classics celebrate their contributions.

We had the pleasure of hearing more about Emanuele Baldini's recent Naxos recording of violin sonatas by Miguez and Vélasquez on this special occasion. His album of Villa-Lobos violin sonatas has just been nominated for a Latin GRAMMY® for best classical album. Enjoy the conversation.

ArkivMusic is honored to share this interview with Isaac Karabtchevsky  about his work on the music of Villa-Lobos. Karabtchevsky grew up in a time when Villa-Lobos was at his most active, representing Brazilian art music to an international community that had been largely unaware of the composers of South America up to that point.

Recording an album affords artists a chance to reaffirm and redefine their sound, image, and overall identity. Hear Jack Terrasson, Connie Han, and Renee Rosnes on these facets and more in three podcast episodes from Season 2!

In Voyage in Time, Enrico Pieranunzi takes us on a journey through classical music from the Baroque period to composers such as Gabriel Fauré. Enjoy this ArkivJazz interview with Enrico Pieranunzi about this new album.