Composers
Don’t shoot the pianists, protect them
Conductors should leave accompanying to the collaborative pianists
Gustav Mahler: 5th symphony (Pentatone)
Its ethos in Mahler remains inimitable
Prokofiev, Tcherepnin: The Bark of Yearning (Avi-music)
This is prime Prokofiev
Playing with fire
Is writing a show about burns victims and the pioneering Guinea Pig Club really “appropriate”?
The sadder side of summer
Tragedy struck Gustav Mahler, the archetypal summer composer, in 1907
Lifetimes of self-isolation
Composing in seclusion
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
