Sibelius
Sibelius: Symphonies 3&5 (Alpha-Classics)
There’s a new burst of steam from the sauna
Jean Sibelius: Orchestral songs (LAWO)
The themes are cruel and cold
Sibelius: 7 symphonies and Tapiola (Decca)
A fresh, ambitious and daring approach to the familiar Finn
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Kimchi culture
A new gallery pursues a pungent kind of artistic and intellectual renewal
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
The virtues of complaint
There’s nothing anti-feminist about female complaint
The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
Lebanonisation in the UK
Sectarianism, crackdowns and ethnic tension are becoming the new normal in the UK