“Too much of a good thing is wonderful,” Mae West said. Even I wasn’t around when West immortalized that line in 1932. Even so, it’s a motto of mine, for better or for worse – be it pizza, Gatorade or ...

“A VIEW of the FIRE-WORKES and ILLUMINATIONS at his GRACE the Duke of RICHMOND’S at WHITEHALL and on the River Thames on Monday 15 May 1749. Performed by the direction of Charles Fredrick Esq.” The ...

The scope of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio ISRAEL IN EGYPT is the Passover story. Handel premiered it in three sections: The Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph, Exodus and Moses ...

In the past few days, the story about my attempt to crowdsurf during a performance of Handel's Messiah in Bristol has gone viral. As a dual US/UK citizen who practises science, art, and cultural ...

Poetry, video and dance overwhelm one crowded Messiah, while Manchester Collective embrace danger, jeopardy and the new The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...

Was Handel really so great? For the British, there's no question. Even before his death, the man had become a national institution. He'd faced down every rival, and established a style so massive and ...

The latest recording from Pygmalion, Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” and works written for Anne-Sophie Mutter are among our selections. At Carnegie Hall, the English Concert made a case for ...

The first major crossroads on the musical landscape was mapped around 1600. There'd been a basic simplicity to what had gone before. From Gregorian chant - church music sung in a single vocal line - ...