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Ask The Record Doctor

If you've ever been confused or put off by the process of buying a classical recording, tune in as The Record Doctor pays a visit. Want to know the best recording of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony? Or where to start with Wagner? The Record Doctor – a.k.a. the ever-opinionated British music critic Norman Lebrecht -- will be here to take your calls and e-mails.

Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on classical music advice (Plus: a cute koala photo!)

Patients: What's troubling you? What do you want to know about buying classical recordings? Ask The Record Doctor below.

Norman Lebrecht's Web site

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Michael Gordon and Bill Morrison

Composer Michael Gordon and filmmaker Bill Morrison join us to share their multimedia piece "Lightning at Our Feet," which is built around Emily Dickinson's poetry, and features projections by Laurie Olinder. The musical score features voice, strings, piano, electronics and percussion.

Lightning at our feet at BAM

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Crowdsourcing: Tell us about the holiday music you hear in stores

Love it or hate it, Christmas music is everywhere this time of year. We want you to tell us about the holiday songs you're hearing in New York-area stores this season.

This is Soundcheck’s latest experiment in crowdsourcing where we employ you, the listener, in an act of journalism. We’re trying to find out what holiday music is popular in stores this year -- particularly at a time when retailers are nervous about the recession and eager to encourage spending however they can.

Here's what to do. Post the following:

1) the store name
2) the song that you hear
3) the artist (don't know? use the genre or style)
4) when you heard it.

The submissions process ends at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19.

Post your results in the comment section below and we'll analyze the results on the Dec. 22 edition of Soundcheck with Paco Underhill, the chief executive and president of Envirosell, a market research company, and the author of "Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping."

*Twitter users can also share their reports.

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