Chapter thirteen of Gustave Flaubert’s North African fever-dream novel Salammbô is titled “Moloch.” The book, a strange ...

Going backward, at least in opus numbers, Grimaud began with Brahms’s Op. 116. These are “Seven Fantasies,” which are three ...

On the Tel Dan Stele, Jeremy Denk, Juilliard recitals, country houses & more from the world of culture.

There was one more encore, a fourth: “Still wie die Nacht,” by Carl Bohm (not to be confused with the famous conductor Karl ...

In a museum, you can reliably expect to see religious artworks—perhaps scenes from Christ’s life, intricate books of hours, ...

Lately, Jay has been writing about Stefan Zweig’s memoirs, The World of Yesterday. Zweig was a writer of immense talent and versatility. He also knew a lot of music and a lot of musicians. Composers ...