​It’s not easy to distill a full year of music into a handful of lists, but every year our editors do their best. We begin with a look at the year overall, with genre-specific lists appearing every weekday until Christmas.

​Also featured are T-shirts from two classic hip-hop labels, music-themed playing cards, and Ben Folds’ memoir.

​From keyboard works to Russian cello music to Baroque compositions to contemporary violin and electronic pieces, our editors’ explorations of classical music ran the gamut in November.

​The first installment of our annual gift guide features a handful of music-related ideas to get those holiday shopping lists started.

​Our editors reflect on an era that defied easy summarization with their list of the 200 best albums of the past 10 years.

​The Portland-based act pays tribute to Ennio Morricone and the sounds of spaghetti westerns with their latest LP.

​October’s classical offerings included new recordings from the Boston Early Music Festival, Lara Downes, Johannes Moser, and John Eliot Gardiner.

​Ariana Grande, Dolly Parton, Jennifer Hudson, and Reba McEntire join the party on Chenoweth’s latest album. She spoke with AllMusic about how the songs have changed their meanings for her over time, putting her own spin on things, and choosing when to belt it out.

September’s classical reviews revealed the myriad ways in which classical composers are also storytellers, opting for various narrative structures to tell simultaneously grand and personal stories.

​The acoustic singer/songwriter delivers a new set featuring seven original tunes along with a pair of Tom Petty and Rolling Stones covers.