stephen walsh
Bio
Stephen is a former Observer music critic and a regular contributor to The Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Independent and the BBC. He is the author of a major biography of Stravinsky and other books on Stravinsky, Bartók and Schumann. He holds a chair in music at Cardiff University.
Articles By Stephen Walsh
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Black Lake, Series 2 Finale, BBC Four review - Swedish chill...
A bunch of young-ish people stuck in a rambling house in the middle of nowhere, a hatchet-faced senior citizen guarding a hoard of...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Charles Mingus
Releases dedicated to previously unisssued live recordings can be tricky. The variables at play don’t necessarily ensure that what’s in the shops...
CD: The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All The Time
The disappearance of a band for a while calls for a re-set. A reminder, perhaps, of why you fell for them in the first...
Mary Queen of Scots review - Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie...
Very much a woman of today, the Catholic...
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Kings Place review - a kaleidoscope...
Julia Wolfe, Caroline Shaw, Anna Þorvaldsdóttir: three names on quite a list I reeled off earlier this week when someone asked me why...
theartsdesk Q&A: Hedvig Mollestad, Norway's bridge...
Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio reset the dial to what...
Ehnes, BBCSO, Ryan Wigglesworth, Barbican review - a concert...
The big news on this programme was Schoenberg’s ...
CD: The Dandy Warhols - Why You So Crazy
Why You So Crazy is a woozy, disorientating and spaced-out affair with a similar understated production to the Dandy Warhols last album,...