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In several different ways, subsidising Beethoven performances would now be a more radical (and worthwhile?) policy than supporting 'new' work.

‘Surely this self-caricaturing rogue, this Falstaff of British politics, would have some crazy stories to tell.’ But alas, Boris Johnson’s book is boring and whiney, writes Ian Martin:👇 buff.ly/4ewuDXS

Mushroom clouds of fantasy: a new Tales of Hoffmann at Latvian National Opera ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-tales-h…

Joe Root's hundred in Multan was his first in October and means he has now scored Test centuries in all 12 calendar months. The only other players to have done this are Inzamam ul Haq, the sultan of Multan himself, and India's Rahul Dravid

For one night only: Jorma Panula conducts the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra in Riga ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-panula-…

An incandescent Sibelius Second from the Latvian National SO and Jorma Panula in Riga - my ★★★★★ review Bachtrack bachtrack.com/review-panula-…

Epic stat.

❤️❤️❤️ Bruckner 5 ❤️❤️❤️ (OAE/Fischer)

Vision of glory: Bruckner's Fifth glows with new authenticity OAE ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-adam-fi…

Another love-letter from me to Bruckner 5, courtesy of Ádám Fischer and OAE - my review Bachtrack bachtrack.com/review-adam-fi…

Since when did I have to upload a copy of my passport in order to access my LinkedIn UK LinkedIn Help account? A surefire way to put me off using it every again!

Lovely sunny day in Galați by the Danube. Last night, Trio Akademik (excellent) at the Nae Leonard Theatre. Tonight, Butterfly with Elena Mosuč as part of their #Puccini festival.

Just to say, in case anyone around here cares, that I am only checking in once in a while. Otherwise I am over at the other place, WokeSky as my son calls it (he is exercising filial rights to ridicule his father whenever he likes)

Lucid dreaming and poetic elegies: Total Immersion with Boulez at the Barbican Centre BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-boulez-…

Dvořák in the bloodstream: Joshua Bell in Rome ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/interview-josh…

“If this Ring were an HBO series, the Emmy awards would be in the can.” Fair to say that Barrie Kosky's new Walküre went down well at the Royal Ballet and Opera last night! First review: ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-walkure…

Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal Glyndebourne ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-parsifa…

Young European Movement UK President Alfred Quantrill strongly hopes for a youth mobility agreement, ideally linked to Erasmus Plus, to restore lost opportunities for young Brits. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺

Faust in Bucharest - my review for Opera Now. tl:dr - no, the devil doesn't have all the best tunes. Marguerite has most of them, at least when sung by Anita Hartig. gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

Such a treat to hear and see the strange and wonderful Sancta Civitas again. My ★★★★ review Bachtrack of the First Night of the Proms. bachtrack.com/22/296/view/29…