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Nicholas Kenyon, author of The Faber Pocket Guide to Mozart discusses a collection of three piano concertos with pianist Geza Anda and the Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum.

One musical act that didn't make the halftime show at this past weekend's Super Bowl was Alexander Pollack's truck horn symphony. We spoke with Pollack in November about his plans for the National Anthem and other songs to be performed on the air horns. Now, we hear the results.

As a band, the Avett Brothers hasn't been around for long. But for brothers Scott and Seth Avett, the project has been a long time coming. From the group's earliest days in 1998, when Scott Avett started playing on porches and sidewalks with friends, their approach to country and bluegrass has continued to evolve.

During National Solo Album Month, a small but dedicated number of people are trying to write and record their own albums, from start to finish, before the end of November. The rules follow the specifications of punk band The Ramones' first album.

Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton takes a look beyond Mariah and Bono at some Grammy nominated music you might not have heard. Jimmy Sturr's Shake, Rattle and Polka, anyone?

Inspired by the success of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," James P. Johnson composed "Yamekraw, A Negro Rhapsody" for jazz piano and orchestra. Pianist Gary Hammond plays the piece with the Hot Springs Festival Chamber Orchestra. Richard Rosenberg conducts.

Montreal's newly famous music scene is abuzz with rock 'n' roll energy in two languages: French and English. There are hot, undiscovered bands aplenty. But is there really a "Montreal sound?"

The self-titled debut from Massachusetts-based Winterpills is a disc of sparkling indie pop. The band delivers melodies that draw on influences as diverse as Elliott Smith and Neil Young.

A handful of indie labels are preserving the recorded legacy of original cast albums, at a time when the major labels are doing fewer and fewer of them. The work has not gone unnoticed at the Grammys this year, where several indie-produced albums are nominated.

What is it like to be a musician in a city orchestra? Daniel Anker answers with Music from the Inside Out, a documentary that explores music by part and by whole via the members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.