The latest installment of violinist Isabelle Faust’s nine-year Bach adventure features the three brilliant violin concertos along with an assortment of pieces likely conceived originally for the violin – and it’s our CD of the Week.

...but which type of music made cheese the tastiest? Also, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's perfect proposal, a Magic Flute video game, and a plan for classical music without patriarchy.

Visit the Met's new musical instrument exhibit, hear the Choir With No Name, take violin lessons from Nicola Benedetti, and more -- all in this week's link roundup.

The boundary-shattering string quartet comes to the Live at Fraser series, with special guests, on May 10.

A classical-ish performance series taking place the first Sunday night of every month at the Aeronaut taproom in Somerville, shining light on the ridiculous pleasure of collective listening. No stodginess. No competing sound. Just sweet, shared silence, beautiful beers, and wonderful people.

Fans of Hector Berlioz — and record companies, it appears — need no excuse to celebrate the music of the pioneering French composer and quick-witted music critic. The sesquicentennial of Berlioz's death falls on March 8, and to mark the occasion, Warner Classics has released a 27-CD box containing, purportedly, every forward-thinking note the composer ever wrote.

André Previn, a celebrated musical polymath, died Thursday morning; he was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras. His manager, Linda Petrikova, confirmed to NPR that he died at his home in Manhattan.