In honor of her 83rd birthday, a look at Joni Mitchell’s masterpiece (one of them) Blue.

A program of Brazilian music featuring Heitor Villa-Lobos and his second thoughts on his most widely known piece.

A sampling of some magnificent contemporary music, and a brief sampling of a 200-year-old classic, Vincenzo Bellini’s La Sonnambula.

Upping the cellular voltage.

A scant 58-minute review of the vast career of violinist Gidon Kremer, a door to contemporary composers far and wide.

A selection of musical, literary and historical renegades throughout history with music and poetry to accompany their stories. Alfonsina Storni, above.

A further look at the melodic mastery of John Coltrane.

Joni Mitchell’s sine qua non, Hejira, with notes to parse out a fuller picture of a magnificent work of art.

Music for the fullness of summer.

A sampling of pieces by film composer Shigeru Umebayashi (above) and other like-minded individuals.

Damn everything but the circus, and this week’s collection of song and story telling from Ovid to The Boss.