Demands to be heard by all lovers of Berlioz's best-known orchestral work.

Rich and hugely enjoyable performances.

An overwhelmingly joyous account of one of Mozart’s lesser-known operas.

A fresh-feeling recording of ear-popping brilliance.

Ibragimova’s svelte, unforced violin tone is just right.

Uchida's measured approach reaps rewards, capturing the joy in this life-affirming music.

The first step on what seems to be a joyous journey for the Norwegian pianist.

Vinci’s final opera possesses extraordinary energy and some beautiful moments.

Nine meditations upon a broken thumb.

The most exciting and consistently well-sung Don Giovanni to appear for several years.

Schiff transcends all questions of instrumentation to deliver a pure experience.

Fluently stylish and idiomatic, these performers live and breathe Bach's music.

A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers.

The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances.

This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation.

In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater.

This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best.

A sad album finale for a remarkable band.

The hardcore trailblazers may have another classic LP in them, but this isn’t it.

An interesting, experimental juncture in the quartet's career.

Uncompromising, truly unique music from the experimental veteran.

Bolan’s brilliance came through clearly on T. Rex’s seventh LP.

Offers more than a whistle-stop tour of the hits.

A worthwhile experience no matter how familiar you are with its many pleasures.

Rod’s first festive collection finds the crooner on fine fireside form.

A debut both understated and triumphant the same time.

An indispensable illustration of the wild and vivid evolution of 1960s psychedelia.

First new album for three years from Cleveland’s famously experimental sons.

If magic in music exists, it is here, and never-ending.

An absolute tour de force of an album from an artist with nothing left to lose.

A justified addition to the many Rumours already making the rounds.

Cope’s solo standout, and a record he’d naturally never repeat.

Cocker’s an oddly innocuous voice on an album too smooth to really impress.

A triumphant, almost defiant, return – innovative, dark, bold and creative.

Foxx’s third Maths-assisted set is probably his best post-Ultravox LP.

A mixed manifestation of electronic pop from the former Kraftwerk-er.

A tantalising glimpse of how Hendrix's genius might have progressed.

Governor Hutchinson's May 4 directives on the re-opening of indoor and outdoor venues indicate closures will be lifted on May 18, but that's not what the event calendar at Fort Smith's Temple Live says.

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COVID-19 tests within 48 hours required.

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Arkansas Times staff photographer Brian Chilson was on site at 7th Street Tattoo and Piercing for its re-opening.

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Still more action by Donald Trump against the interest of public health.

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Good government groups are pressing Gov. Asa Hutchinson to act now to encourage absentee voting in the November election.

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Expanded access program streamlines patient treatment.

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The Racing Commission had a long and open discussion but again cleared the Cherokee Nation's belated application for a casino permit in Pope County. A Mississippi casino operator says it will sue if the Cherokees win the permit.

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The business lobby wants to use the pandemic as an excuse for its dream of dreams -- lawsuit immunity.

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Coronavirus today: May 18 set for reopening of casinos.

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Casinos and a big ask from the business lobby top the video roundup today.

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Saline County juveniles are free to roam, but they are encouraged to follow directives on social distancing. They will, right?

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Michael Flynn is a free man. But he's still a liar.

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Hampton describes himself as "birthed within the state-of-mind forged by Native Americans, Civil War battles, blues and folk music, diamonds and nine students that corner-stoned the spirit of the civil rights movement."

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