The renewed relevance of Beethoven’s “Egmont”
Political art
Was an Aspen Music Festival musical production racist?
Yuval Sharon takes on opera’s future.
Tracing Beethoven’s Ninth through the Brexit debacle.
Censorship, political correctness, and the legacy of “America’s Troubadour.”
A dual history of racism and the music of nature at ease.
Teju Cole’s musical obsessions.
The provocations of Frederic Rzewski.