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Classical Highlights for March 2026

We’re back with classical music reviews! Thank you all for the kind and supportive messages after the passing of James Manheim last October; they were very appreciated. We’ve brought on a couple of new writers, and among their first pieces is an evaluation of Hans Zender’s orchestration and elaboration of Schubert’s Winterreise, sung by tenor Allan Clayton (pictured) with the Aurora Orchestra.

Is Billy Corgan an Underrated Guitarist?

In his new book, I Am One: The Smashing Pumpkins Story, 1988-1994, author Greg Prato proposes that Billy Corgan was one of the top guitarists to come out of the ’90s alt-rock world, with evidence from The Frogs’ Jimmy Flemion, Blind Melon’s Christopher Thorn, Matt Pinfield, and more.