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Book Review
Michael Downes writes superbly about the complicated musical development of the piece
Sue Prideaux
Having long been awed by the grandeur of what the composer achieved, I’ve become aware of what he didn’t
Rupert Christiansen
Before he was a professional singer, Ian Bostridge was a historian and Oxford research fellow
Alexandra Coghlan
I grew to revile the opening rustle of strings, the ‘Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside’
Norman Lebrecht
Film
The film’s gender politics reveal the long shadow of the European canon
Julia Sirmons