Kathleen Turner performs the arresting poem by Ariel Dorfman, Correspondence, that will both chill and warm you. And in honor of their magnificent collaboration, a sampling of tangos.

A sampling of Helen Merrill, Jimmy Scott, Angèle Dubeau, Lang Lang and Jeff Buckley with a 5000 year-old vignette of Babylon.

Another sampling of the accordion and the bandoneon, this time in the hands of Richard Galliano, above.

A brief foray into the sublime sounds of the squeeze box, large and small. Gwen Cresens, above.

The music of spring to welcome the return of vibrant, verdant, new life to the northern hemisphere.

Part II of an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach.

In honor of his 340th birthday this week, an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach. You’ve heard his greatest hits. Now come along and meet the man you’ve never really known.

A moving portrait of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, and Helo Pinheira, the Girl from Ipanema.

The thriving jazz scene black American musicians created in Paris in the 20s and 30s. Above, Eddie South.

Josephine Baker leading the way for black American musicians fleeing Jim Crow for Europe.

Music to warm your heart.