A sparkling portrait of an undervalued composer

The playful, melancholic genius of Erik Satie

The Critic Books

Complete Suites and Other Music for Keyboard Cristian Sandrin (piano) SOMM Recordings SOMMCD0702 61:09 mins In the first complete recording of Purcell’s eight keyboard suites on the modern piano, Roma

Great pianist who was self-taught from the age ...

Poetry that blends music, mortality and fame

Much about Henriëtte Bosmans’s life and music is remarkable. But one event stands out as emblematic of her character and strength. Our scene is Amsterdam in 1944, when the Nazis’ grip was on the Dutch