The appointment of Lisa Nandy to Culture, Media and Sport is something of a surprise give her lack of profile in any of these spheres.
But those with long memories may recall she was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tessa Jowell for a couple of years, and Tessa was the best Culture Secretary we ever had.
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This is Marek Janowski’s first purely orchestral Schubert recording. He has already collaborated with the Dresdne Philharmonie on Pentatone in Beethoven’s Fidelio (2021), Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (both 2020). The Eighth, the […]
Arvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis, O Holy Father Nicholas, Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen, Fur Jan van Eyck, Kleine Litanei, And I heard a voice; Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve; ECM RecordsReviewed 15 September 2025 Jan-Eik Tulve & his ensemble […]
In April this year, Graham Ross directed the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge in a performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 at Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square). The performance featured the English […]
