Gustav Mahler
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Some composers are rightly obscure
There is a place for marginal composers — it’s on the margins
Mahler done right
Gustav Mahler: 7th symphony (BR Klassik)
Mahler’s pioneers
Walter Goehr and Willem Mengelberg revive Mahler’s genius
Unveiled enigmas
Shostakovich: Works unveiled (BIS)
Major and minor talent
Rott’s influence, Mahler’s genius
Gustav Mahler: 5th symphony (Pentatone)
Its ethos in Mahler remains inimitable
Gustav Mahler: 4th symphony (Pentatone)
A new recording of Mahler’s smallest symphony is “indispensable” to connoisseurs of his music
The sadder side of summer
Tragedy struck Gustav Mahler, the archetypal summer composer, in 1907
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used