The author is a percussionist, composer and ethnomusicologist - so get with the beat, Baggy! Another small gem for dipping into from Wooden Books, nicely illustrated and not actually made of... read more
Stoppard's libretto for André Previn's Penelope - a monodrama by Odysseus's wife - first performed in 2019 by Renée Fleming, Uma Thurman and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
A short but extremely useful guide to help those without prior knowledge of classical music discover ways into wonders that can seem intimidating or closed.
A recreation of the 400km walk taken by the youthful composer across northern Germany from Arnstadt to Lübeck in the winter of 1705, to hear Buxtehude play the organ. Clare is good at imagi... read more