A new album of music by the 88-year-old Estonian mystic seems to put an arm around you and whisper, "In troubled times, music can help."

Absent from the recording studio for more than a decade, the restless musician has commissioned six composers for his new album.

A new collection of recordings finally freed from the vaults offers a chance to hear one of opera's greatest artists sing Wagner, Strauss, Berlioz and more.

The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.