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So now you know: Saddam’s fearsome weapon of mass destruction was a novel.
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreIf Patrizia Cavalli’s poetry is egocentric, even probably autobiographical, its narrator shows a detachment enabling her to observe herself from one remove, even when she describes herself in the élans of attraction.
Read Moreby Gary Schwartz A few months ago a good friend, someone whose judgment I could not respect more highly, asked me to help convince the Rijksmuseum not to give Damien Hirst the run of the place with his exhibition “For the love of God.” She was understandably incensed by the whole business. That the cast…
Read MoreThe Man Between offers a fascinating glimpse of the late master translator Michael Henry Heim, its reportedly modest and reticent protagonist.
Read MoreThe New Century Chamber Orchestra’s ability to vividly bring to life music of delicate character was on full display in this concert, part of the 152nd Worcester Music Festival.
Read MoreThis is music that says things that cannot be said any other way, music that cannot wear its heart on its sleeve.
Read MoreWhy does Laura Miller feel, given her belief that negative reviews are often useless, that she has to kick criticism while it is down? Why argue against the efforts of a small number of delusional reviewers in major publications who continue to speak fruitless negativity to the indifferent masses?
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Classical Commentary: “Rethinking the Repertoire” — An Introduction
It’s one of the enduring ironies of classical music that so much of today’s repertoire was written by such a small number of people..
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