This seasonal story appeared on C:T for the first time in 2014. If it seems strange that, in it, I chose Stravinsky as a composer of contemporary music, I can…

There is a nice story over at Slipped Disc about conductor David Bernard’s reaction to a small boy talking between pieces in a recent concert. Audience members became restless at the disturbance,…

A morality tale with apologies to Mahler and Charles Dickens. Merry Christmas to all CT members! MAHLER'S GHOST    Mahler was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever…