The conductor was a radical whose approach to music was singular and unorthodox, bequeathing audiences with a scintillating treasure trove of unique concerts and recordings that do not entirely belong to the composer who conceived them.
George Lucas’ space epic is the morality tale for our age.
Rainer Maria Rilke’s masterpiece extends the dimensions of poetic discourse and offers a fresh view of humanity.
The King of the Zulus, Cetshwayo, turned defeat into diplomatic success after winning the hearts of the British public.
The presidential inauguration makes manifest the complexity and beauty of the American Dream.
The great dancer Vaslav Nijinsky’s astonishing revival after decades of madness ranks as one of the most mysterious events in art – he found it in himself to have one last dance.
The fortunes and friendships of Maurice Princet – mathematician and ‘godfather’ of Cubism – testify to the enduring link between art and abstraction.
The master storyteller – who has died aged 89 – chronicled the Cold War and revealed powerful truths about the human condition
The mystery of the role of fire in Heraclitus’s aphorisms has beguiled and delighted generations of readers.
The fine hand of the artist and the musician has gone a long way for some of history’s great and terrible figures.
Few historical figures have left such a lasting impression on such a variety of cultures as Alexander the Great.
Spengler’s philosophy represented a startling synthesis of ideas – they have a pressing relevance today.
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