Music
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Earworms — some Profane, mostly Sacred
Hymns can be as catchy as popular music
A full musical meal
An unforgettable concert experience
Illicit fun
Jonathan Leibowitz: Eastern Reflections (Delphian)
A full Platée
A daring production of a daring work
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
Beef stew
Drake might be literally alive, but in terms of reputation, this was a murder
Giving Mozart a makeover
Mozart: The Salzburg Project (Warner)
Riffs or rigour?
Arts practice has gained the upper hand over scholarship
Schoenberg’s morning and night
Arnold Schoenberg: Expressionist Music (Orchid)
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