Books & arts
4 March 2014
From Karlheinz Stockhausen to Lalo Schifrin, Olivier Messiaen taught his students how to be themselves
Books & arts
11 February 2014
A new collection of letters traces the life of the “outrageously gifted” composer of West Side Story, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
15 January 2014
To appreciate music, we need to sing and play and compose more of it, says Andrew Ford
Books & arts
11 December 2013
There’s more to the pairing of the Beatles and the BBC Light Programme than might first meet the ear, says Andrew Ford
Books & arts
13 November 2013
Wallpaper music? There’s more going on than you might think, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
10 October 2013
Andrew Ford on the challenge of combining words and music
Books & arts
15 September 2013
We’re still living in Wagner’s world, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
12 August 2013
Why do writers and visual artists seem less interested in living composers than composers are in them, wonders Andrew Ford
Books & arts
14 July 2013
Andrew Ford on the long careers of composers Pierre Boulez and Henri Dutilleux
Books & arts
12 June 2013
Andrew Ford is a fan. But of whom, exactly?
Books & arts
16 May 2013
Much of Britten’s vocal music was written for Peter Pears — and that creates quite a challenge for modern interpreters
From the archive
10 April 2013
The soundtracks of other people’s lives can be unsettling
Books & arts
13 March 2013
A composer doesn’t often see people in the act of listening to music, writes Andrew Ford. WOMADelaide was an opportunity to take a look
Books & arts
21 February 2013
Andrew Ford on the life and work of Lennox Berkeley
Books & arts
28 December 2012
Andrew Ford on the life and work of composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Books & arts
26 October 2012
Nearly 200 years after Beethoven composed the first song cycle, Paul Kelly has unveiled two – an album and a performance at the Melbourne Festival – writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
15 October 2012
Something interesting happens when a piece of music goes out into the world, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
5 September 2012
A one-man Sydney-based label has released 700 classical music CDs over the past decade and a half, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
3 August 2012
Andrew Ford looks at how music has been the target of political and religious fundamentalists
Books & arts
25 June 2012
Andrew Ford forges a relationship with his new piano
Books & arts
8 May 2012
The most abstract of our arts is also one of the things that defines our humanity
Books & arts
12 April 2012
Andrew Ford reviews a captivating new recording of improvised jazz piano
Books & arts
16 March 2012
What would Leonard Cohen make of the use of “Hallelujah” as a community anthem, asks Andrew Ford
Books & arts
16 February 2012
New Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney albums in a single week? Close enough, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
10 February 2012
If you think every combination of instruments has been tried, think again, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
8 November 2011
Telling our own stories through the arts is obviously a good thing, writes Andrew Ford, but what does it mean in practice?
Books & arts
22 October 2011
Ageing pop musicians find themselves caught between expectations, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
5 October 2011
Musical notation is both more and less precise than writing and reading words, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
12 September 2011
For babies, it’s yes to Bach but no to Mozart, reports Andrew Ford
Books & arts
10 August 2011
Increasingly people are watching rather than simply listening to recorded music, writes Andrew Ford