From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Composers have learned not to mess with Beethoven. Fewer variations have been written on themes by Beethoven than on any other master’s work. Reformers, like Mahler, who sought […]
The tragic story of ill-starred lovers might sound familiar but Wòlô Bòskô is a rare thing: a dramatic song cycle sung in the Kashubian language. The Kashubians are an ethnic group native to the historical region […]
The Observer/Guardian outdoes itself today with an editorial that gives itself a hernia in its efforts not to offend. Here’s all you need to read: … The classical music sector feels particularly aggrieved, rallying behind […]