Igor Levit’s Variations (Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski)
Even though I had been thinking of reviewing this 3CD set, the fact that it was recently awarded the Gramophone Recording of the Year...
Tommy Orange, There There
Title: There There
Author: Tommy Orange
Published: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018This is Tommy Orange's debut novel and what a debut it is. What we have here is a...
The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
As a dramatic comedy the film achieves its goal. This surely is Lanthimos’s most mature work to date.
A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper
Title: A Star is BornDirector: Bradley CooperRelease: 2018This is exemplary Hollywood. A true love story without any clichés despite its numerous remakes (this is...
Beethoven & Sibelius Violin Concertos, Tetzlaff, Ticciati
Don't get me wrong, Tetzlaff is magnificent here, but the whole release is let down at places by Ticciati's understated orchestral contribution.
Szymanowski First Violin Concerto
Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto can be described as sumptuous, lush, exotic. It is said that the composer himself was inspired by the Polish poet...
The Taiga Syndrome, Cristina Rivera Garza
Book Review:Title: The Taiga Syndrome
Author: Cristina Rivera Garza
Published: Dorothy, a publishing project (October 2018)The fairy tale imagery is apparent from the very beginning. But this...
MS Slavic 7
Film review: MS Slavic 7 / Director: Sofia Bohdanowicz/ Released: 2019I have nothing but praise for this contemporary masterpiece which I discovered through MUBI....
Toni Erdmann
Instead of an ordinary review for this special film, I've decided to write just an outline to name the different reasons that make Toni Erdmann stand out as one of the best (if not the best) films of the year.
Review: Tár
Film review: Tár / Director: Todd Field / Released: 2022Tár is a film that's challenging to write about for many reasons, not least due...
