Franco-Irish vigour
Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Piano in wartime
War poems (Somm)
Devilishly good
Liszt: Faust Symphony (Bis)
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Illicit fun
Jonathan Leibowitz: Eastern Reflections (Delphian)
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
How short is an arm in the arts?
ACE’s politicisation goes back all the way to the Blair government