Taylor’s impressive second biography of Orwell is more than justified

Norman Lebrecht re-examines the life and legacy of Stravinsky.

Hayek was not, and always insisted that he was not, a laissez-faire economist

Greatness does not always declare itself in torrents of Slavic emotion or Germanic intellectualism

Soden shares the spoils of untrammelled access: vivid evidence of the man not seen

Love Me Fierce in Danger reads as a book for fans, inured to the World of Ellroy

The things Beethoven never did

Heilbron writes with authority and – what is more unusual – genuine passion

A new book on journalism gets it wrong

Keir Davidson draws on abundant family archives to paint extensive biographies of artistic and scientific patronage