23 FEBRUARY 2002, page 53

Gems Of Compression

Robin Holloway T he first number in Hugo Wolf's Italian Songbook, praising little things — the costly pearl, the wholesome olive, the fragrant rose — sweetly converts 'small is......

Spiritual Yearning

Charles Spencer bit of you dies in winter, and you don't realise it until spring begins to stir. And as the sap begins to rise again, one's thoughts turn to love and tenderness,......