Baroque
The dead city
Romanticism rising from the rubble
Germany in the Baroque Age
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the cultural achievements of the Baroque Age in the German states
The eye of the storm
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)
The Sea! The Sea!
Southbank Sinfonia Baroque at St John’s Smith Square
Rolling back into town
The world’s greatest band return to Liverpool — do they still have it?
A chronic case of mask fever
Masking in medical contexts represents the triumph of culture over science
Donald Trump’s teachable moments
What lessons should today’s conservatives take from Trump?
Finnish on a high note
The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?
Pärt, Poulenc, Stravinsky (BR Klassik)
This is a brilliant concert of three sacred works
A Commons grilling
Boris vs Keir once again provides more heat than energy
Musical scores
Great passages of play evoke great music
G.K. Chesterton and the pandemic
The prince of paradox predicted the absurdities of Covid lockdowns
Too dangerous to live with
There’s no realist case for the lurking risk of nuclear armageddon
Cleaning up
The fate of a Whitehall cleaner, Emanuel Gomes, should not be brushed aside
The King of Italy
A fragrant modern Barolo is royalty among Italian wines