Lebrecht’s Album of the Week
In the family
A rare contrast of composers
An epochal violinist
Eugene Ysaye: Solo violin sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
Too formal for the pub
Mr Händel im pub: Baroque meets folk (Arcantus)
Unenticing overtures
Rautavaara: 3rd piano concerto (Bis); Overtures from Finland (Chandos)
Contemplating infinity
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (Steinway)
Inconsistent glory
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonies 2 and 3
Organic rebirth
A monumental masterpiece, miraculously brought to life
Encompassing a life
RIP Kaija Saariaho
A lopsided performance
Brahms: Double concerto (Sony)
New work, sounding old
A disappointing new collection
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
