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For her first studio recording in seven years, Natalie Merchant offers the most ambitious project of her celebrated, 25-year major-label career. She brilliantly adapts the works of such poets as Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, and Robert Graves into a musically kaleidoscopic, two-disc set of new songs, working with folk, jazz, reggae, and R&B players as well as gorgeously arranged chamber ensembles. [Note: The signed, limited-edition print is no longer available.]

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury star in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s A Little Night Music, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night, this witty and urbane musical is set in waltz time, with surprising liaisons, long-simmering passions, and a taste of love’s endless possibilities. The limited number of autographed show posters sold out as soon as they were made available.

Working with the youthful trio he introduced on 2007’s brash, rock-oriented Cê, Veloso fashions a set rooted in samba but filtered through rock and funk, with songs that range from the bluntly political to the frankly sexual. The Times of London declared, “The Brazilian master remains in a league of his own.”

This double-disc of original work by Mehldau reunites the pianist/composer with producer Jon Brion for the first time since Largo. Featured are performances by Mehldau’s trio, plus drummer Matt Chamberlain, saxophonist Joshua Redman, and a chamber orchestra, with orchestrations by Mehldau. In a Nonesuch Store Exclusive, orders include an early demo recording in which Mehldau explains to Brion how he'd like the title track to unfold.

This virtuosic, multi-instrumental trio reclaims and revives a near-forgotten brand of banjo-driven string-band music from North Carolina’s Piedmont region, making it fresh and vital for right now, and doing so with "a contagious, abundant joy," says the Boston Globe. The BBC calls Genuine Negro Jig "magnificent." Nonesuch Store exclusive download: seven live bonus tracks.

This four-disc deluxe k.d. lang retrospective—complete with a CD of favorites like "Constant Craving," "Smoke Rings," and k.d.'s take on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"; one disc with tracks that never appeared on k.d. lang albums; one of previously unreleased tracks; and a DVD of music videos and TV appearances—illustrates how lang got to this significant point in her career, 25 years after her debut.

“Now,” says Pat Metheny, “ten years into the new century, it feels like time to try to create something particularly connected to the reality of this unique period in time.” What he’s created, Orchestrion, is an adventurous “solo” recording that pairs the composer-guitarist with a phalanx of remarkable, custom-made instruments played via solenoid switches and pneumatics, resulting in what the Guardian calls his "most ambitious experiment" yet. The vinyl is due out on April 6.

For the first time, this collection offers audiences in the UK an introduction to the music of one of Italy’s most celebrated and best-selling artists, described by the Sunday Times as "Italy’s greatest rock star" and by Mojo as "Italy’s most intriguing musical traveler," drawing on a diverse range of influences, from Italian folk to Americana and burlesque. Available in the Nonesuch Store as a digital release; includes the exclusive bonus track "All'una e trentacinque circa."

Wilco’s second effort is an ambitious, double album of 19 songs that the New York Times described as “grand, bleak, woozy.” The Independent compared it favorably to the Rolling Stones’ brilliant, nefarious Exile on Main Street: “Like them, Wilco have the precious gift of being able to render a blend of styles—in their case, primarily country-rock and raggedy-ass American punk—with a bar-room warmth and conviction that's entirely beguiling.” Includes the album on 12" vinyl, CD, and free MP3 download.