Steve Donoghue’s posts from the original Open Letters Monthly Archives.
Schubert's haunting song-cycle "Winterreise," composed while he was mortally ill, was a mystery to his friends upon its first hearing. He assured them they'd grow to love it, and, in his latest book, Ian Bostridge certainly has
Read MoreFive remarkable men came together in 19th century St. Petersburg to challenge each other, compete with each other, inspire each other, and encourage each other - and some quite remarkable music resulted
Read MoreA great conductor writes a great biography about a great composer!
Read MoreThe great - and problematic - 20th century composer gets a broad-minded and intensely sensitive new biography
Read MoreThis is a place for all of my writing about books.