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This useful five-CD clamshell box set collects the soundtrack music from the Tarkovsky films Ivan's Childhood (1962), Andrei Roublev (1966), Solโฆ
Jazz Dari Angkasapuri and Tiga Trombone are two albums dedicated to giants of Malaysian jazz. The first collects compositions by Johari Salleh,โฆ
Last year, Chineke! delivered one of the Promsโ more hard-hitting offerings, in a programme including Shostakovichโs Symphony No. 10, โ50 minuteโฆ
Exactly how Ronnie Wood has reached the age of 79, after decades of rockโnโroll debauchery with the Faces and the Rolling Stones and surviving cโฆ
Almost 20 years ago, Late Of The Pier were an exciting post-nu-rave band who injected synthesizer sparkiness into indie. They even had a Top 30โฆ
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Attending the tale of Sweeney Todd was my introduction to musical theatre. I was in my early 20s and a friend of mine had invited me to the summโฆ
The cellist and the pianist famously have a more competitive relationship in Brahmsโ Cello Sonata in E minor than in many compositions for soloโฆ
Israeli filmmaker Samuel Maozโs Foxtrot uses irony and visual poetry to condemn his nationโs militarism. Twenty months after the movie won the Gโฆ
Opera directors must, I suppose, direct. But one could wish that they kept their mouths shut, at least outside the rehearsal studio. The condescโฆ
Despite appearances, Jeremy Clarkson aspires to be taken seriously, as readers of The Sun and The Sunday Times will know. With this Top Gear Speโฆ
There is an arresting moment towards the start of In the House when a character looks the camera โ and by extension, the audience - directly inโฆ
Is Emily in Paris โthe dumbest thing on Netflix right now?โ or a sugar-rush of escapism in the midst of our global pandemic misery? โWe need thiโฆ
The return of this entertaining political drama is always welcome, though its soap-tinged mix of transatlantic politics and volatile personal reโฆ
The word "after" can be elastic when a modern writer is inspired by a classic. Nima Taleghani here stretches it to breaking point, although, toโฆ
The Undertakers were central to the Merseybeat boom. The best of what they issued on single in 1963 and 1964 captured the raw, stomping sound adโฆ
Faurรฉ: Requiem, Gounod: Messe de Clovis Le Concert Spirituel/Herveฬ Niquet (Alpha-Classics)