Rick Jones

Articles by Rick Jones

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Germanic timing

  • 11 December 2008

Das Wochenende Bernhard Schlink Diogenes Verlag, 240pp, €18.90

A fight of titans

  • 09 October 2008

Messiaen and others give London's new concert venue an auspicious launch Opening Festival Kings Place, London N1

Facing the music

  • 11 September 2008

The Beethoven Festival in Bonn has a history of being misused for political ends. This year, the organisers have confronted its troubled past

The thrill of the chase

  • 31 July 2008

Rachmaninov is safe in the hands of this Russian soloist, bar the nervous start Prom 10: BBC Philharmonic Royal Albert Hall, London SW7

We are all Cretans

  • 24 April 2008

Birtwistle's new work is austere and challenges human nature head-on The Minotaur Royal Opera House, London WC2

A god among mortals

  • 14 February 2008

Feats of expression and memory from a showman and living phenomenon Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Emotional landscapes

  • 31 January 2008

Is the world finally ready for the extraordinary, passionate music of Olivier Messiaen?

A lady of letters

  • 10 January 2008

Judith Weir draws on Taoism and an eclectic range of texts to create her witty, erudite compositions

Perfect Finnish

  • 25 October 2007

Sibelius helped to define Finland's national identity and founded a rich musical culture.

Passion play

  • 12 July 2007

Glyndebourne's St Matthew Passion, set in the aftermath of a school tragedy, was a risk worth taking.

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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