Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Piano in wartime
War poems (Somm)
Devilishly good
Liszt: Faust Symphony (Bis)
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Illicit fun
Jonathan Leibowitz: Eastern Reflections (Delphian)
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
How short is an arm in the arts?
ACE’s politicisation goes back all the way to the Blair government
Great big rain showers
C Schumann/Grieg: Piano concertos (Signum)