An extremely rare interview with the grande dame of British pianism, heroine of the Blitz. She also talks of making false crescendos to mask the noise of flying bombs. ‘When the bomb went away, I […]
Messiaen Vingt régards de l’enfant Jésus (1944) Nicolas Hodges (piano). Wigmore Hall, 31.05.2024 The last time I heard Messiaen’s vast Jesus-oriented canvas was at Milton Court in 2016 (review), Pierre-Laurent Aimard was the pianist, a […]
The state record label Melodiya is building a vinyl pressing plant in Novosibirsk, local media report. Opening in the spring the aim is to press 100,000 LPs a year, about one-third of the present domestic […]