Arts
Bach for Christmas
Clare choir’s performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio was a major undertaking – and seriously impressive
The Brothers who would not be moved
Will Gore on the film that captured the holiness of the Tibhirine martyrs
If you read only one poem this Advent, make it this one
Patrick Kavanagh captured the true spirit of the season, says Michael Duggan
Sir James MacMillan reveals the poignant power of an obscure war poet
All the Hills and Vales Along is a stunning evocation of one young soldier’s experience of the battlefield
A Renaissance painter of thrilling tactility
Lorenzo Lotto’s works rivalled the extravagance of his sitters
A rarely-seen Requiem performed with a vengeance
Alfred Bruneau’s composition is so extravagant that few ever dare to perform it. A London church dared to try – and triumphed
The inspired scribblings of England’s finest Catholic poet
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ wonderful manuscripts have been acquired by the Bodleian Library. They offer a glimpse of a genius at work
