- 26 October 2025
On the day we turn the clocks back, ready for winter, we were transported by...
- 25 October 2025
Well, what has Oscar Wilde got to do with early music? It’s complicated but it...
- 23 October 2025
Viols of all sizes were very popular in Tudor and Stuart Britain but they fell...
- 22 October 2025
Craig Jordan-Baker discusses his new book Brick Dust, exploring themes of family, hoarding, and the...
- 20 October 2025
Isn’t it rather naughty to be obsessed with nuns? Well, when their music is so...
Reviews
The Best of British Film Scores – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Balcombe (conductor)
- 5 December 2016
Film music is often disparaged for being trivial, light, cheap. Oh no! This was a...
Swan Lake – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan
- 4 December 2016
Tchaikovsky’s glorious tunes, ever yearning or bright with brass and then even sadder with the...
Sleeping Beauty – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan
- 4 December 2016
The ballet deals with this well-known story very efficiently. There among the glittering costumes and...
