The Light And The Dark
Sir Malcolm Arnold's oeuvre, too often dismissed as "light" music, deserves rehabilitation
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
An English Enthusiast
Reflections on the passing of beloved music critic Michael Kennedy
A Raspberry for Emetic Music
It is time to make a stand against incomprehensible modern music
Weimar NW5
A musical evening in North London recreates the spirit of the Weimar Republic
Musical Testosterone at the Proms
William Walton was inspired by sexual energy
Treating Composers as Researchers is Bonkers
Music's artistic merit does not depend on academic criteria-as I know from experience
Kennedy’s False Note
Much hoo-ha was made of the BBC’s “censorship” of Nigel Kennedy’s remarks about Palestine at the Proms. In truth, Kennedy knew all along he’d be taken off air
Is Bach The Voice Of God In Music?
John Eliot Gardiner's new portrait is the culmination of a lifetime's devotion to the great composer
Play It Again, Jan
Music is integral to the National Gallery’s Vermeer show, perfectly representing the arc of life itself
Battling with Britten
The reputation of one of England's finest composers has been indelibly stained by his refusal to fight in the Second World War
Warning Notes
Banned by the Nazis, Jewish composer Arnold Schoenberg is one of a number of greats whose music outlives the political repression it suffered
Jerusalem the Golden
Teacher, philanthropist, founder of the Royal College of Music — Sir Hubert Parry was so much more than a composer of England's finest songs