Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 43 in E flat major ‘Mercury’, Symphony No. 44 in E minor, ‘Trauer’, Symphony no. 47 in G major, ‘Palindrome’; Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Berlin ClassicsReviewed 22 October 2024 Small […]
From my latest essay in The Critic: The harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani tweeted the other day asking, how many handshakes to Hitler? Most respondents touched Adolf at three or four removes. I managed it in one […]
From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, This happens every year. Beginning of December, the principal bassoon asks where I’m gonna be for Christmas. At home, I say. Alone? he checks. When I nod he says, […]