Classical Music
Make Mozart great again
Music that lifts the heart
Playing that pulls no punches
Kholodenko is in the elite of classical pianists
Defiantly playful
A composer worth discovering and rediscovering
Sibelius: Symphonies 3&5 (Alpha-Classics)
There’s a new burst of steam from the sauna
In search of the real Mahler
How Mahler’s music is about living in the moment
Major and minor talent
Rott’s influence, Mahler’s genius
The bore of the world
Give this one a miss
Schumann/Mahler: Symphonies 1&2 (Naxos)
Schumann cannot be ignored
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sixth Symphony (Hyperion/ICA Classics)
As shattering as any work of its era
Don’t shoot the pianists, protect them
Conductors should leave accompanying to the collaborative pianists
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
