Choose life: Oramo's Mahler 9 leaves death for the last page
✍️ Peter Quantrill
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Sakari Oramo guided the BBCSO through a life-affirming Mahler 9 at the Barbican on Saturday - my ★★★★ review for Bachtrack here:
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But is it a constant? Feels like way more than 4% of people believe comparably crazy nonsense.

Don't you think these replies fuse quite seamlessly with potential answers to the question, 'what's the most English-coded thing you actively love?' Now, as to why that is... [shuffles papers]

Taking risks that pay off at the Enescu Festival
✍️ Peter Quantrill
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After the rivers of blood speech, precisely no one in the major parties patted themselves on the back and declared free speech to be alive and well. They declared Powell a pariah, and he was only able to re-emerge in public life as the incongruous unionist MP for South Down.

Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest: the Enescu Festival goes immersive
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In these sacred halls: a long Sunday at the George Enescu International Festival
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Oliver Soden tried to get a copy of Virginia Woolf’s uncollected letters. It became a parable about money and the state of literary culture.

I meet an old friend annually, and half the evening is occupied by quoting molesworth back to each other. the Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, mogley-howard one.

This is a lovely memoir.

Such a treat to hear and see the strange and wonderful Sancta Civitas again. My ★★★★ review @bachtrack.com of the First Night of the Proms.
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Would anyone like to take issue with the idea of that Berger save as the new Gordon Banks 1970 moment?

Buxton has (or had) one of the UK's very best 2nd-hand bookshops. Strong music section.

I don't know what an ND queen is (was Marx gay?) but he looks like a pretty sound chap to me.

What a disappointment after spending all that money.

I do take your point. I still think the proof's in the entertainment. Fifteen days (15!) over 3 matches: how many spectators will feel they've had less than value for their money? The media guys fixate on it because they are disillusioned ex-pros and because it squeezes their post-play deadlines.

Speaking personally, not once have I shelled out £100 or whatever for a Test day and thought, well, play quicker, I want my money's worth. It just doesn't come into my calculations.

Do you think this will stop the TMS lot wanging on about over rates? (Clue: No). #propercricket #areyounotentertained

Bashir!

We're now in full stomach-churning, please-anything-make-it-stop territory.

I've watched that Pant dismissal 24 times so far. Reckon it warrants at least another 24.

paradox, you say

Cor, this is more like it. 3 runs an over. Lovely. #propercricket #ENGvIND #bbccricket #DigIn