On the passing of the great generation
In memoriam Simon Preston CBE, ob. 13.V.2022 & James Bowman CBE, ob. 27.III.2023
The quietest guest of all
The clavichord makes up for a lack of grandeur with extraordinary expressiveness
Forgettable history of forgotten music
These four composers deserve to be remembered without exaggeration in service of social revanchism
Princeton’s friend of the Iranian people
Reza Aslan’s flawed account is better than nothing
De-Goulding: an incomplete coda
Part two of Mahan Esfahani’s deconstruction of the modern association of pianist Glenn Gould with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
The student politics of Clive Lewis
All he sees are good guys and bad guys
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
