Author Archives: leslie

Fire in the Hole

Posted on December 5, 2021 by leslie

Fire in the Hole Zingari (The Gypsies), original version premiered in 1912, music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Cadogan Hall, Friday 3 December 2021, reviewed by Leslie Jones “Like a viburnum, I tremble … Continue reading →

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A Dark Night Rises

Posted on December 1, 2021 by leslie

A Dark Night Rises A Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and their Pursuit of Dignity, Allyn Walker, University of California Press, 2021, 221pp. reviewed by Ed Dutton  A Long, Dark Shadow must rank as the most controversial book of 2021. … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, December 2021

Posted on December 1, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES, December 2021 In this edition: Elgar, Ireland and Holst from the English Music Festival;   Fairy Tales for saxophone and piano; reviewed by Stuart Millson The Autumn English Music Festival, held at St. Mary’s Church, Horsham, was memorable for … Continue reading →

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George Parkin Grant as Educator

Posted on November 24, 2021 by leslie

George Parkin Grant as Educator by Mark Wegierski Conservatives in Canada face a dilemma. In 1965, in his famous book Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism, Canadian traditionalist philosopher George Parkin Grant pointed to the “impossibility of conservatism” … Continue reading →

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Dune

Posted on November 17, 2021 by leslie

Dune Mark Wegierski considers Frank Herbert’s masterwork In 1985, left-wing science fiction author Judith Merril complained that most science fiction was permeated by a typology of “feudal values plus high-technology”. In truth, however, this combination makes for one of the … Continue reading →

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The Incomparable Gilbert Highet

Posted on November 11, 2021 by leslie

The Incomparable Gilbert Highet R.J.Ball, The Classical Legacy of Gilbert Highet, Lockwood Press, 2021. Pp. I-IVI; 1-104. $34.95, reviewed by Darrell Sutton Great scholars need biographers to tell their stories, to disclose information that would not be made available otherwise. In recent … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s House

Posted on November 9, 2021 by leslie

Grandma’s House by Bill Hartley There is a listings magazine distributed around the pubs and clubs of North East England called NARC. It’s a good guide to what’s going on and is packed with news and reviews about the Arts … Continue reading →

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Why we Fright

Posted on November 8, 2021 by leslie

Why we Fright Guillaume Faye, Prelude to War; Chronicle of the Coming Cataclysm, Arktos, 2021, 497pp, reviewed by Leslie Jones Introduction According to ‘Archeo-Futurist’ Guillaume Faye, Islamic culture is sui generis. Inherently totalitarian, its driving force is expansionism, the religious … Continue reading →

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The Rake’s Progress

Posted on November 4, 2021 by leslie

The Rake’s Progress The Rake’s Progress, from Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Glyndebourne, Wednesday 27th October 2021, reviewed by David Truslove In this latest revival of Stravinsky’s only full-length opera most of the cast members were not even born when the now … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, November 2021

Posted on October 31, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES, November 2021 A tribute to Bernard Haitink, KBE, CH, 1929-2021. Stuart Millson on one of the great conductors of our time – a renowned interpreter of the works of Bruckner and Mahler The recent death of Bernard Haitink – the legendary … Continue reading →

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