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Tom Lehrer

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4 months ago

Hugh Cutting: Refound album review – an idiosyncratic and profoundly satisfying collection ⊕⊕

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The Kathleen Ferrier award-winning countertenor’s debut recital album showcases his warm tone and effortless musical line – and his originality

In 2021 Hugh Cutting was the first countertenor to…

6 months ago

The musical satirist, who has died aged 97, was famously sharp and funny – but his contemporaries also remember his generosity and humility

Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies…

7 months ago

A child prodigy in mathematics who graduated Harvard at just 19, his darkly prophetic and cynical show tunes won him a cult following in the 50s and 60s

Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed humorist and pianist …

Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

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