An Easter surprise
Songs from Japan and Europe (TYXart)
A much-misunderstood composer
The Cosmos of Paul Ben-Haim (CPO)
Album of the year?
György Kurtág: Játékok (Pentatone)
An influential Irishman
John Field: Complete Nocturnes (DG)
Has Trump killed the arts centre?
Scrap the arts centre and restore primacy to the people making art
Pure pleasure
Maurice Ravel: Complete solo piano music (Chandos), Complete songs (Signum)
A penetrating performance
Shostakovich 15th symphony (BR-Klassik)
Jenufa’s body
Zlatomir Fung: Fantasies (Signum)/Stephen Sondheim: Chamber music (Bridge)
You can’t improve on Schubert
Franz Schubert: Orchestral Songs, 9th symphony (Chandos)
This earthy opera is a real sob story
I have seen seven different productions of Jenůfa and I never fail to be overcome
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The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
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Restore the King James Bible
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Stella Creasy hates questions
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Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
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Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
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The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
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