Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949) was a composition student of Dvořák. His music blends folk music with a late-Romantic opulence which can include hits of Impressionism. It is a fascinating mix which nevertheless always seems to keep […]
The celebrated Heldentenor and German TV presenter turned 87 last week. He told an interviewer that he will not face the end of life as a nursing case. ‘I have a very good and nice […]
No other newspaper would indulge in such monstrous self-regard when a major artist has died as the Times has done for Alfred Brendel. Not even a hint of a suggestion that its successive chief music […]