When I began this blog, I conceived it primarily as a forum (for Mr. Vertucci and myself and our readers) for 'theoria' as I called ...

For the week of Saturday, November 21 through Friday, November 27. 1) In Spiked Online , Frank Furedi on education : Education needs to c...

Now fear not, I do not intend to make list-writing a habit here, but in light of the time of year I thought it appropriate to share with you...

Remembering two giants of the musical world: musicologist H. C. Robbins Landon (March 1926 - Nov. 2009) and soprano Elisabeth Söderström (Ma...

This is part three of a three-part review of Milos Forman's Amadeus . Part I  |  Part II  | Part III Now that we have discussed the ...

For the week of Saturday November 14 through Friday November 20. 1) At City Journal , Theodore Dalrymple on Le Corbusier’s "baleful i...

This is part two of a two-part essay on Joseph Haydn's "Missa in Angustiis." Part I . 8) Sanctus The Sanctus is comprised...

After an involuntary sabbatical, I have made my return to Apologia pro literati vita.  I'd like to thank my friend and collaborator, N...

This is part two of a three-part review of Milos Forman's Amadeus .  Part I  | Part II |  Part III iii.    Pity to Indignation and...