Books & arts
17 October 2016
Despite the doubters, it is possible to talk about music. And the conversations can be revealing
Books & arts
7 September 2016
Music | Andrew Ford discovers the unimportance of style
Books & arts
9 August 2016
Music | After a run of ho-hum albums, it’s good news for fans, says Andrew Ford
Books & arts
5 July 2016
How do we reconcile an artist’s views with her work?
Books & arts
2 June 2016
Composers might sometimes be envied by other artists, but music has a paradoxical limitation, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
10 May 2016
Music | Each singer must find his own voice for Peter Maxwell Davies’s best-known work, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
6 April 2016
Music | The jazz standard ain’t what it used to be, writes Andrew Ford. In the case of Bill Frisell’s new album, that’s definitely a good thing
Books & arts
2 March 2016
Music | The scope for choices makes music a special case among art forms, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
5 February 2016
Music | More music, fewer musical heroes? Andrew Ford on the paradox of plenty
Books & arts
13 January 2016
Music | Not really an opera at all? Andrew Ford disagrees
Books & arts
8 December 2015
How important to music is time and place?
Books & arts
27 October 2015
Much of the James Bond style comes down to the music
Books & arts
6 October 2015
Music | Take singing seriously and you're on your way to solving the problem of music education, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
8 September 2015
Music | It’s no surprise that Messiaen was a prisoner of war when he first made use of birdsong, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
4 August 2015
Music | Released fifty years ago, this often-overlooked Beatles album is well worth returning to, says Andrew Ford
Books & arts
13 July 2015
Music | Arm’s-length decision-making and peer review have gone hand-in-hand at the Australia Council, writes Andrew Ford. But they are not the same thing
Books & arts
11 June 2015
Music | Once you listen to the recordings, it’s clear that Pierre Boulez’s interpretations of other people’s work are neither arid nor cold, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
13 May 2015
Music | Jack Body’s last composition, Cries: A Border Town, was a work like no other, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
8 April 2015
Music | Next to Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell’s output has been small, writes Andrew Ford. But she is a different kind of composer and performer
Books & arts
10 March 2015
Music | Bass drum, crotales or tubular bells? Andrew Ford takes the best advice
Books & arts
5 February 2015
Music | Andrew Ford is surprised to find room for interpretation in the music of the influential American composer
Books & arts
8 January 2015
Music | It’s not necessarily all that far from Joni Mitchell to the Eton Choirbook, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
10 December 2014
Andrew Ford’s pick of 2014 album releases
Books & arts
10 November 2014
Mopping his brow, Andrew Ford considers the sources of inspiration
Books & arts
13 October 2014
Andrew Ford considers breaking the habit of a lifetime
Books & arts
11 September 2014
The brash face of American post-minimalism? Andrew Ford considers the work of composer John Adams
Books & arts
11 August 2014
Andrew Ford reflects on the man and his music
Books & arts
6 July 2014
A lullaby is a parent’s work song, writes Andrew Ford, even if the taskmaster isn’t paying attention to the words
Books & arts
10 June 2014
Vocalists rewriting lyrics? Andrew Ford reaches for his Smith Corona
Books & arts
14 May 2014
Taste and criticism don’t necessarily go together, argues Andrew Ford