Norman Lebrecht
Modernism for the many
Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra, Partita &c (Ondine)
Album of the year
The best of an inspiringly musical 2023
Music of hypnotic power
Thomas Larcher: The Living Mountain (ECM New Series)
A conviction singer who convinces
Folk Songs: Magdalena Kozena/Simon Rattle (Pentatone)
A Wodehousian pick-me-up
Noel Coward and Friends: A Marvellous Party (Signum Classics)
Christmas, irresistibly
Lise Davidsen: Christmas from Norway (Decca)/Miracle of Miracles (Cedille)
Notes of promise
Bruce Liu: Waves (Deutsche Grammophon)
A celebration of redemption
Handel: Israel in Egypt (Avie)
The world’s last measured moments
Joseph Haydn: Symphonies 93-95
A chronicle of gratitude and ambivalence
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: 12th symphony/Dawn (Chandos)
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
The dangerous lure of Europe
We must disincentivise economic migration to European states
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
She wants to be in America
🎶 Airtime for me in America 🎶
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
