Richness of sound that defies a tally, with a chilling standout, the oldest Irish poem to come down to us through the ages, Song of Amergin or The Mystery.

“…laugh about it, shout about it but when you’ve got to choose, every way you look at it you lose.”

Interpretations! (Above, Karrin Allyson)

Music of a wide-ranging nature for wide-ranging sensibilities.

La di da di la di dum, ’tis autumn

Shigeru Umebayashi, Kremerata Baltica, the Big O, and Hurricane Helene.

Music of Brazil and Mexico with brief sketches of Salli Terri, Laurindo Almeida and Chavela Vargas (above).

A review of Nina Simone’s first recording, 14 tracks on Bethlehem Records, that made it clear, A Big New Talent Has Come to Town.

A sampling of music for film and theater by the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.

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

A brief over view of La Traviata, and a teaser of Johann Johannsson and Ólafur Arnalds (above).

Songs and lore in celebration of this month’s blue moon.

New music by Pat Metheny, selections by Julian Lage, Jude, Laibach, Amy Winehouse. and a reading of “All the World’s a Stage” by the late Jeffery Dench (above).

Music for the fullness of summer.

We bid fare-thee-well to June and shake out a mix of music for July and open-air listening.

An all too brief sampling from the finest years in jazz, 1957 through 1959, featuring John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington, and Red Garland, above.

A celebration of the beautiful month of June.

A brief foray into the final works of Ludwig van Beethoven, his late string quartets.

A tribute to the musical world we live in, especially that of birdsong, and in particular, the eastern virtuoso, the catbird.

Another look at the stories surrounding the composition and premier of the world’s greatest symphony, 200 years ago this month.