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Tchaikovsky’s ordinary life and extraordinary work
ANNA PICARD
Jonathan Gaisman is a KC and a writer on cultural topics
December round-up Although he’s been writing and performing for many years, Donald WG Lindsay might come across as a bold new Scottish talent on Two Boats Under the Moon, his excellent two-disc debut
Robert Thicknesse on Opera ● ON THE FACE ...
‘I was born twice,’ said the great Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin. ‘In Kazan I opened my eyes to life, and in Tbilisi to music.’ What is it about music and the Georgians? Some members of that Caucasian
The memoirs of a high- and lowbrow émigré composer
Rachmaninov himself at the piano, recorded in 1929, is bound to remain a benchmark, even after nearly a century. Like many performers at the start of the recording era, Rachmaninov was microphone-shy