I’ve escaped from the newspaper for a few days this week (I faced a use-or-lose situation with my leave), so I won’t be too bloggy (or Tweety). And while I enjoy some so-last-century time away from ...

A lost first recording by British contralto Kathleen Ferrier, made shortly before she died of cancer, has been rediscovered in time to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death. The recording, the ...