Robert Schumann
Schumann/Mahler: Symphonies 1&2 (Naxos)
Schumann cannot be ignored
The sound of love
Robert Schumann expresses the intense passion and despair of true love better than any other composer
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact