Bach
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Alban Berg: Violin concerto &c. (Chandos)
A stunning marriage of the tragic and the erotic
Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
Russell Beale on song as Bach
How the paternal gorgon finally attracts our empathy, waging a last intellectual battle
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
