Dispatch
“Van Gogh’s loneliness,” by Laura Sheahen
“You once said to me that I would always be isolated,” wrote Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo in…
Week in review
Recent stories of note: “‘Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking’ Review: Classic Themes, Vibrant…
“The twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize,” by the…
The Editors are pleased to announce the twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize for a book-length…
Five greats, one night
At the top of our program, it said, “New York Philharmonic Presents.” Why is an orchestra presenting…
“A range of possibilities,” by Frederick…
The architectural competition launched in the spring of last year for the redevelopment of the…
Met-worthiness in Mozart
Many years ago, I brought a friend of mine to a Marriage of Figaro in my hometown of Ann Arbor. He…
“The Critic’s Notebook,” by the Editors
Nonfiction: Beauty and the Gods: A History from Homer to Plato, by Hugo Shakeshaft (Princeton…
Two Heinrichs & a Henry
It’s not often that a mistake improves a performance. Earlier this month, when Los Angeles’s…
Week in review
Recent stories of note: “Renewed Frick Collection balances tradition and transformation”J. Cabelle…
Ever Andsnes
Last night, Leif Ove Andsnes began his recital at Carnegie Hall with Grieg’s Piano Sonata (the only…
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