Delightfully scathing.

I'm pleased to announce that my #Schnittke book is now out in paperback, retailing at a very modest £34.39. Routledge Music Editors routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

I’m trying to stave off ‘Christmas eating’ for as long as possible, but there’s no denying it; the gingerbread house on the dining table has been slowly losing structural integrity for about 24 hours now.

Been off Twitter for a while after a busy period of paternity care with child no.2. Looking to reacquaint; missed some of you. Also looking for new follows in music/arts. I got into Twitter as an angry remainer back then. Still angry, but I want to broaden my horizons a little.

Amazing footage from #IFT3 . #SpaceX

Maurizio Pollini and Peter Eötvös; two legends lost in as many days.

A very sad day for UK arts today as our wonderful friends and colleagues at English National Opera give their final performance before company-wide redundancies take effect tomorrow and cuts to Welsh National Opera announced too. Arts Council England and those responsible should be ashamed of themselves. 1/2

#NowSpinning From the Kleiber Complete DG box, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. May as well inject some energy into my return to work from holiday!

there’s a lot of reverent writing on Beethoven 9 now and so here’s my take 1st mvmt: slightly too austere 2nd: amazing 120-proof old style ludwig 3rd: 20 minutes??? 4th: an absolute hot mess but beyond delightful, perhaps the first canonic example of jumping the shark

Thread of movie scenes inspired by art 🧵 1. Shutter Island - Klimt's Kiss

Loving BBC Radio 4 ‘More or Less’ for quoting the seminal, sci-fi speech ‘tears in rain.’ #BBCMoreOrLess

My 18 month old son is laughing at his own farts this afternoon. That’s about as much fun as Rishi Sunak could hope to have on a day like today too. #GeneralElection2024 #RishiSunak

The hero of the BBC Election coverage is already the BSL guy. #GeneralElection2024 #GE24

Eating a vegan choc brownie of which the bulk is not made of flour but rather…wait for it…black beans. It’s actual rather good. #VeganBrownie

#jokeoftheday Good practice strategy: some added choreography! #cello #performing #music

When a conductor says he/she prefers to use the Dover edition.

Sunday fun day.

Glorious. Bonkers. Unbelievable. Amazing.

Happy Halloween! Kids got lots of sweets. I got the flu jab. Being a grownup sucks sometimes. #Halloween