Musical notation is a fascinating and multifaceted thing. In previous articles, we’ve explored the beguiling ambiguity of graphic scores and the quirky potential of performance directions as exemplified in the works of Erik Satie. Today, we explore so-called “text scores”

On 11 June 2026, we honour the birth of John Constable (1776-1837), one of Britain’s most important landscape artists. Some contemporaries found his work as exhilarating as a lungful of oxygen, while others were baffled by his uncompromisingly realistic treatment

As Sally Beamish approaches her 70th birthday this August, she celebrates milestones like a new album, a major concert with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and reuniting with her instrument. Her album, “House of Wonder,” reflects on

Many modern listeners are fascinated by the love triangle of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. If Interlude’s analytics are anything to go by, so are you! This musical trio has been sparking fascination for generations, so much so

The new recording by pianist Bruce Levingston, The Elastic Heart of Youth, takes its title from a quotation from Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer: ‘The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time’. He’s

Classical musicians and listeners tend to take it for granted that great pianists have two working hands. But some of the most remarkable piano careers of the past two centuries were built under radically different circumstances. From the nineteenth century

Under the brilliant early summer sun, Lüneburg gleams in a striking palette of blue skies, waterways, and Gothic brick architecture, providing an idyllic backdrop for the final chapters of Pygmalion’s ambitious project, Die Wege Bachs. In a profound gesture of

The harpsichord is an instrument of proud, historical contradictions. When treated with theatrical flair, its plucked metal strings can evoke an entire lost world of Baroque opulence; when starved of imagination, however, it risks transforming the concert hall into a