CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST

Stephen Hough's famous as a pianist, but at the Oxford Lieder Festival he wore a new hat as composer. Previously all I'd heard of...

There's a long article about Rilke HERE The picture is by Paula Modersohn-Becker, from whose work I first learned of Rilke's existe...

Notice how this portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke is composed. Only the poet's face and hands are clearly visible, disembodied, floating ee...