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Sick Art

Posted on May 24, 2022 by leslie

Sick Art Walter Sickert, Tate Britain, 28 April 2022 – 18 September 2022, an exhibition in collaboration with the Petit Palais, Paris, reviewed by Leslie Jones Walter Sickert eschewed the “idealised nude”. He painted street vendors, as in Two Coster … Continue reading →

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A Bridge too Far, 2

Posted on May 11, 2022 by leslie

A Bridge too Far, 2 by Bill Hartley To enter Leeds city centre from the south it is necessary to cross the River Aire and for many years two bridges provided access. Victoria Bridge, opened in the late 1830s, is … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, May 2022

Posted on May 4, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, May 2022 In this edition: Wagner and Brahms from Kent,  Bach Piano Concertos from the Piccadilly Sinfonietta, reviewed by Stuart Millson Ralph Vaughan Williams memorably described Britain’s musical life as a pyramid. At its apex, stand the performers of … Continue reading →

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No Ordinary Scholar

Posted on April 30, 2022 by leslie

No Ordinary Scholar Christiane Tietz (Transl. by Victoria J. Barnett), Karl Barth, A Life in Conflict, Oxford University Press, 2021. Pp. I-XVII, 1-448. $32.95. Reviewed by Darrell Sutton The names of those who have made noteworthy contributions to systematic theology are … Continue reading →

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Rehabilitation of Colonel Mathieu

Posted on April 10, 2022 by leslie

Rehabilitation of Colonel Mathieu  by Bill Hartley Since its release in 1966, director Gillo Pontecorvo’s film The Battle of Algiers has drawn widespread praise. Both critics and fellow film directors celebrate its vivid neo realist style. This approach was so … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, April 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, April 2022 In this edition, Mahler’s Symphony no 4, performed by the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, reviewed by Stuart Millson Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony (1899-1900) bears comparison with Beethoven’s Sixth. This is the late-romantic Austrian’s ‘Pastoral Symphony’ for … Continue reading →

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Fissures of Men

Posted on March 23, 2022 by leslie

Fissures of Men Royal Opera, 20th March 2022, Peter Grimes, opera in a prologue and three acts, music by Benjamin Britten, libretto by Montagu Slater, after the poem The Borough by George Crabbe, conducted by Sir Mark Elder, directed by … Continue reading →

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Vladimir Putin, Impaler or Impaled?

Posted on March 21, 2022 by leslie

Vladimir Putin, Impaler or Impaled? The Barbican, 16th March 2022, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Semyon Bychkov, Yuja Wang, reviewed by Leslie Jones In this long overdue return of an international symphony orchestra to the Barbican, politics overshadowed music. Semyon Bychkov, … Continue reading →

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Wharf Factor

Posted on March 19, 2022 by leslie

Wharf Factor  By Bill Hartley, back on the waterfront For those of a certain age, the term ‘worker’s cooperative’ summons up memories of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, where the late Tony Benn attempted to resuscitate failing industries. Such organisations also exist … Continue reading →

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Fair is Fowl

Posted on March 15, 2022 by leslie

Fair is Fowl Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel, English Touring Opera, the Lighthouse, Poole: Saturday 12th March 2022, reviewed by David Truslove Given the current tragic events in eastern Europe, an evening of slapstick depicting an inept Tsar overseeing a disastrous … Continue reading →

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