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The Public Ear

Wondering

A genuine discipline?

Please read this

Well?

Once a year

Christmas carols and chants played by Anonymous 4

Musical expansion

The ultimate level

More readers' letters

Fresh starts

Nancy Ambrose King plays oboe concertos

John O'Donnell plays Bach on the Ahrend organ in Monash University, Australia

Do we understand 'normality'?

Edward Higginbottom conducts New College Oxford Choir

Obsession

Basil Ramsey listens to concertos by Czerny and Ries, played by Felicja Blumental

Expanding language

Uprooting

Torn to shreds

Agreeable respect

Basil Ramsey listens to the music of Einojuhani Rautavaara

more readers' letters

A gruelling test

There are days - Musical passion

Threats

A foothold - those early years

The organ music of Paul Fisher

Basil Ramsey listens to the music of Warren Burt

Basil Ramsey listens to music from the Jewish Folk Music Society

Music for cello

Slow and passionate melodies played by John Reed

Basil Ramsey listens to Dohnányi piano music

In step - remembering one who was

Debussy songs

Composer at work

stand up and be counted

Music by Anthony Iannaccone

Surfacing - Music up and down

Sounds ever upward

Sing for peace

Clementi in musical flight

Schubert piano music played by Zeynep Ucbasaran

a selection of our readers' letters

Basil Ramsey hears a composer playing his piano music

To order. Considering the commissioning of composers

Goals. Looking to experiences when 'we know'

Natural selection. The musical journey

Con moto

Basil Ramsey lingers over the delights of seventeenth century lute songs and dances

Once in a while

Wilfred Josephs and the clarinet

The flute concertos of Leopold Hofmann

Basil Ramsey plus a duo

An eager response. Some editorial thoughts requiring readers' follow-ups

Basil Ramsey hears the charms of Telemann released by an experienced group

Walking wounded

Recalling the rigours of musical accuracy

His Stabat Mater reconsidered

Basil Ramsey listens to Charlotte Brontë set over music

A long journey in performance practice

Howells in ecclesiastical mode

The fun side of music

Piano sonatas by Myroslav Gutej, as heard

The yearly miracle for millions

The pros and cons of meddling, considered after a game of ludo

a selection of letters from our readers

Wondering how much we miss

Switching nightmares for daymares

Considering music we hear without listening

Disentanglement

Symphonies from New Zealand

Keeping tracks. Basil Ramsey finds fresh guitar tracks to draw upon

Creative glue. Buxtehude and the sonata

Perceiving the error of our ways

Astonishing flow. Basil Ramsey finds Telemann in good company

The fascination of the rarest jewels.

Count me out. Basil Ramsey trying Spohr

Boldly on. Recent music from Italy

Born by the sea. Folk dances from Colombia

fiddling. Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt heard

The glow of its period. Hummel Piano Sonatas considered

Russian master. Basil Ramsey enjoying Shostakovich

From South America. Little-known piano music

Struggling for silence.

Preparing to be absurd.

Editor Basil Ramsey considers the part played by music during occasions of national mourning

Unexpectedly vivid. Basil Ramsey experiences the music of Portuguese composer Joly Braga Santos

Beaming with pleasure. The lightweight in company with the flute, as heard and enjoyed

Characterisation. Piano preludes by César Cui

Time machine

Danish pastry. Basil Ramsey listens to symphonies with hang-ups

Your conclusions from January's Editorial.

Giving generously. A Recording of church music by Peter Aston, introduced

The Editor finds himself perturbed, and asks for a reaction from readers

That is it. Steve Martland is passing through

the new year as a challenge

Duetting. A new CD of French music considered

The Editor attempts to thread a few thoughts together as a thunderous year draws to a close

Unexpected delicacies. Telemann concerti as savoured

Piano sonorities. Basil Ramsey hears American piano music.

Minus the Adagio. Barber and some orchestral music

Spinning on - looking at art in an uneasy world ...

Natural affinity. Geoffrey Poole's music is tracked and enjoyed

Ample gifts. From the world of Brahms

On being caught - back on the trail ...

Alongside AD1620. Basil Ramsey listens to the music of Edward MacDowell

Flighty music. Unusual repertory with two flutes, as heard

Benefits. A CD of Anthony Powers' music

The sounds of music - an attempt at some conclusions at a time of world crisis

Church music by gaslight. Sullivan's church offerings

Mere ramblings

No piano on that one. Basil Ramsey overhears musicians getting together

Confident skill. Basil Ramsey listens to a choral composer at work

Full flower. Schubert lieder - Ian Bostridge with Julius Drake

letters received, including a comment from the Editor

Drawing out. Herbert Howells on CD

Two by two. Animals and music

Guitar scenario. Basil Ramsey hears a record from Christopher Parkening

Prom fever

A comfortable stroll. Basil Ramsey meets with clarinet, basset horn and piano

Bach and Handel. Some thoughts

Quick-change artist. Encounters with Poulenc

a selection of letters from our readers

Period reflections. Grechaninov's symphonies

Worth a challenge. William Schuman's music

Space and light. Two American composers in the light

Daily routine. Noting the downside

Looking for the best

The divide. Basil Ramsey struggling with the Virtual Orchestra

A neglected vista. Basil Ramsey views Handel afresh

Basil Ramsey with Malcolm Arnold's symphonies

The Editor gently ruminates

The Kirkby sound. Handel from a special voice

Collecting material. '... a mélée of romantic and selective modern language ...' Utilising the unusual

Seeking a perspective - selecting what we need

Invention. Flute and piano

Musical manners. Basil Ramsey listens to Robert King's performances of Johann Schelle

The ravishing factor. Basil Ramsey spends 131 minutes with Mozart

Floating. Bohemian Flute Concertos

Touching Wood. Charles Wood's church music

Book search

Checking the pulse. Vaughan Williams and chamber music

Knowing Knüpfer. A pre-Bach notable

Speaking out. The little-known Slavický

Flute tones. Basil Ramsey reports on the unusual in ensemble

Saint-Saëns and Seki. An Admirable partnership

Technology, music and life. A new sense of purpose?

The Editor's Quarterly Surprise

Give and Take. Basil Ramsey enjoys companion organ CDs

Four-handed music. Igor Kipnis & Karen Kushner

Personal experience. Eligibility to captivate

Out with a bang. Trios for clarinet

Absolute partnership. Finding choral sensitivity

A Mediterranean Soundworld. Camilleri on record

Visiting ducks. Encounters with a recorder quartet

Gentle pleasure. Dallying with Grétry

Highs and lows. Global issues, announcing new online forms to publish your concerts and news items.

Elemental music. Icelandic works

Flattery. Doubtful Bach well dressed

From rags to riches. '... clear purpose and technical prowess.' Peter Dickinson's music

Young music. Early quartets by Arriaga

Spring in his step. Diabelli entertains

A maverick streak. Nielsen at his best

Finger tapping. Looking ahead

Basil Ramsey looking both ways, but not at once

Uphill struggles. Paul Archbold and Fabrice Fitch - Composers today

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