Music
Those golden years
Ultimately it’s the music that brings to each of us our personal Bowie
It’s not bullying, it’s criticism
Artists don’t have to be shielded from critics
Delicate decadence
A tantalising selection of songs
Micro niche
The best piece of pop
Music fit for a king
The cliché of Britain as “the land without music” was disproved
No more than curiosities
Bruno Walter: String quartet, piano quintet (CPO)
Revel in Runyon
A classic gem with extra polish
Words and music
The bookish thrill of recognising the literary references of the pop artists you love
The quietest guest of all
The clavichord makes up for a lack of grandeur with extraordinary expressiveness
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