No excuses can hide the criminal actions of a Nazi fellow-traveller in this admirably objective documentary, suggests MARTIN HALL
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Best of 2024 contemporary classical and electronica with Simon Duff
Concert of the Year? No doubt, Pat Metheny at the Barbican in late November...
Pat Metheny Orchestrion
PAUL DONOVAN relishes a fascinating exploration of the leading lights of the Labour right in the 1970s
BEN LUNN alerts us to the creeping return of philanthropy and private patronage, and suggests alternative paths to explore
A novel by Argentinian Jorge Consiglio, a personal dictionary by Uruguayan Ida Vitale, and poetry by Mexican Homero Aridjis
MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
New releases reviewed by IAN SINCLAIR
STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
IN a year of war and political upheaval, it’s a pity these tectonic shifts are not moving the musical dial in sufficient quantity.
The huge advances in immersive audio technology and the success of platforms such as Dolby Atmos should also be producing much more incisive movements. On the flip side, a strong year for contemporary spiritual and new ambient.
A notable release from ECM came in the form of a new recording of Arvo Part’s Tractus. Recorded by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, the title refers to a series of theological writings by the English cardinal and saint John Henry Newman called Tracts for the Times (1843).
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New releases from Propaganda, David Gilmour and Jon Hopkins
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