Lebrecht’s Album of the Week
Alexander Zemlinsky: The Mermaid (Pentatone)
Norman Lebrecht breaks a rule in his review of The Mermaid
An essential record
Norman Lebrecht reviews Shostakovich: Violin concertos 1&2, performed by Alina Ibragimova and the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
Correcting Cass’s critics
Attempts to intellectually discredit the Cass Review have completely failed
The school as a battleground
Michaela defeat will not deter Islamist designs on schools
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
SEEN should be heard
A new group aims to remind the police to act without fear or favour
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
Sweet magic in Hokkaido
Sushi for breakfast, crisps for dessert and delicious chocolate
