Dvořák wrote The Devil and Kate just before Rusalka at the height of his powers as an orchestral composer and at a period of keen interest in fairytale and mythological themes. There is much purely instrumental music partly justified […]
The Easter edition of our Alastair Macaulay Review: Charpentier and Louis XIV; Bach and Frederick the Great by Alastair Macaulay The overlaps between history and music are infinite, even though many of us listen (or […]
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): A Musical Biography By Barry Lenson The British composer Benjamin Britten wrote a remarkably large and varied body of music. His compositions range from the simply delightful Young Person’s Guide to the […]