Music History
Loony tunes
Opera begs leave to celebrate lunacy in a different way
The glorious Ninth
Relive the moments when music changed forever
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
What’s missing in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro
The film should not have ignored the political and musical context to Bernstein’s life
Notes of promise
Bruce Liu: Waves (Deutsche Grammophon)
Too formal for the pub
Mr Händel im pub: Baroque meets folk (Arcantus)
The bats have left the bell tower
What happened to goths?