Gustav Mahler
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
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Scullionbait 2: This Time It’s Intersectional
Academics are attacked and AI goes intersectional
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
