Beethoven
Captivating concertos
Beethoven/Ravel: Concertos (Avanticlassic)
Beethoven’s piano maker
Album of the Week: Nannette Streicher’s Fortepiano (Gramola)
A genius who could say “no”
The things Beethoven never did
Ferdinand Ries: Piano Trio and Sextets (Hyperion)
Ludwig van Beethoven’s former secretary and pupil was no forgettable curiosity
Unfinished? Don’t start!
A new project to restore Beethoven’s incomplete symphony borders on pathological necromancy
Beethoven, Birtwistle: A bag of bagatelles (Wergo)
Those who listen to music with an open mind are going to have a ball with this
Beethoven/Schnittke: Violin concertos (BIS)
This fabulous interpretation of the Beethoven concerto is one of the records of the year
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Davie, Davie, give us some answers do
Why the BBC keeps obscuring the truth of sex and gender
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
W.S. Gilbert
A wildly funny and slyly subversive comic genius who deftly skewered the mores of Victorian England
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
