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
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Paved with gold?
Why towns were a magnet for aspirational Englishmen
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
