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Beethoven set the bar impossibly high but composers like myself still regard it as the ultimate challenge
October 2015
One of the greatest writers of short stories is finally getting his English-language dues
October 2015
A Tate retrospective of Frank Auerbach’s work reveals a man doggedly committed to his art
October 2015
New media technologies allow us to listen only to those we agree with. Journalists must fight that tendency
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October 2015
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October 2015
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