from the Purgatorio and Paradiso
as if the world were shards and fragments that could be gathered into the ear and sung from the heart
‘Maria Stadnicka’s pieces from The Unmoving are exceptionally accomplished
After Russia (1928) is considered to mark the high point in Marina Tsvetaeva’s output of shorter
There are songs and stories in this hall of several tortures but the singing is cold and overlaid with screams while tales are told by skulls in a land where gorgons walk in comfort
Beethoven Variations by Ruth Padel Ken Smith from the Purgatorio and ParadisoTwo hundred and fifty years since Beethoven was born, Ruth Padel goes on a personal search for him, retracing his steps through war torn Europe of the early nineteenth century, delving into his music, letters, diaries and the conversation books he used when deaf, to uncover the man behind the legend. Her quest, exploring the life of one of the most creative artists who ever lived, turns more personal than she expects, taking her into the sources of