Monthly Archives: December 2013

Open you the East Door and let the New Year in

And so we come to the end of 2013. In 2011, Liszt had the last word on my blog; in 2012 it was Debussy. This year it is Britten. If you are reading this in private, or have some headphones, … Continue reading

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‘He has died with much music still in him…’

While sorting out some files recently, I came across a single page from the Arts section of The Sunday Telegraph, dated 13 February, 1994. There were reviews of exhibitions by two artists: Claude, and John Lessore, a review of Marina … Continue reading

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