In the summer of 1939 the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu wrote a field mass for Czech soldiers who were volunterring to fight for France. It’s a fabulous piece, very rarely heard. The post A Martinu […]
In search of Youkali: The songs of Kurt Weill; Katie Bray, William Vann, Murray Grainger, Marianne Schofield; CHANDOSReviewed 20 January 2026 A profoundly satisfying and intelligently put together recital tracing Weill from Weimar Germany to […]
Deborah Rutter, in a letter to colleagues in the music business, has made it clear that when she leaves the Kennedy Center at the end of this year she does not plan to hang up […]