Dispatch
Two Heinrichs & a Henry
It’s not often that a mistake improves a performance. Earlier this month, when Los Angeles’s…
Week in review
Recent stories of note: “Renewed Frick Collection balances tradition and transformation”J. Cabelle…
Ever Andsnes
Last night, Leif Ove Andsnes began his recital at Carnegie Hall with Grieg’s Piano Sonata (the only…
“Northern lights & lightning,” by Dana Gordon
To understand a painting, you start by looking. That is enough. But, of course, there are different…
“The Critic’s Notebook,” by the Editors
Art: Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood, and the World Beyond, A Catalogue Raisonné, by Jake…
A Mozartean hoot
In May 2023, I had a review that began, “It’s Mozart Month at the Metropolitan Opera.” Two new…
Week in review
Recent stories of note: “‘Edgar Allan Poe’ Review: The Soul Within the Shadow”Meghan Cox Gurdon, The…
“Styles noble & fantastic,” by M. P. Kennedy
Our popular arts do not easily express faith. This is not only because of what artists choose as a…
Three cheers for No. 3
One after another, orchestras are visiting Carnegie Hall, to play two or three concerts. The…
“The Critic’s Notebook,” by the Editors
Nonfiction: Thucydides: A Very Short Introduction, by Jennifer T. Roberts (Oxford University Press):…
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