Norman Lebrecht's Album of the Week - Bach complete keyboard works
/Amid the seasonal rock fall of weird-shaped box sets and unopenable recorded turkeys, one project stands out as indispensable in both musical and moral dimensions.
Read MoreBook Review - Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven
/A great conductor writes a great biography about a great composer!
Read MoreMusic’s restless avant garde: Still a ‘wonderful adventure’
/Many composers and musicians believe we are in a golden age of experimental creativity in composition. So why does the general concert-going public hate the results?
Read MoreNorman Lebrecht's Album of the Week - Fairy Tales
/A batch of bedtime stories, wickedly recited by top actors, interspersed with music derived from the selfsame fairy tales. Why had no one thought of this before?
Read MoreCharles Rosen, 1927-2012
/Open Letters mourns the loss of Charles Rosen, pianist, scholar, teacher and critic.
Read MoreSentimental Education
/Though most people don't understand musical notation or the theory underlying it, nearly all classical music writing relies on it. Today, the initiate has a better option: YouTube.
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