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Lisztomania: why did women go gaga for 19th century pianist Franz Liszt?

‘He is the sovereign master of his piano; he knows all its resources; he makes it speak, moan, cry, and roar under fingers of steel,’ wrote one...

Timothy Mckenry

The new song on The Life of a Showgirl credits the late George Michael as a songwriter – and borrows some lyrics. But it still hold its own as an...

Beyoncé winning the best country album Grammy with Cowboy Carter forces us to face our fixation with ‘genre’ – and rightly so.

There are many reasons a child should learn a musical instrument. Not only does it give them the opportunity to make music, a significant body of...