Contemplating infinity
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (Steinway)
Inconsistent glory
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonies 2 and 3
We are indebted to Otto Klemperer
On the extraordinary talent of a troubled composer
Organic rebirth
A monumental masterpiece, miraculously brought to life
Encompassing a life
RIP Kaija Saariaho
Delicate decadence
A tantalising selection of songs
A lopsided performance
Brahms: Double concerto (Sony)
Stravinsky’s reputation is in freefall
Norman Lebrecht re-examines the life and legacy of Stravinsky.
New work, sounding old
A disappointing new collection
Sonatas after slaughter
1919 Coda: Janacek, Boulanger, Debussy, Elgar (Delphian)
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Go woke, go broke?
The collapse of Vice Media is a story of an American left — aggressive, iconoclastic, irreverent — that no longer exists
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
Vibe supremacy
The right has a coolness problem, and Ben Shapiro rapping is not going to help
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
Water matters
British towns were built on rivers in more than one sense
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
