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English Symphony Orchestra/Woods review – David Matthews’ ninth brims with exuberant invention

A carol, written for the winter solstice in 2015, and anticipating the spring to come, was the starting point for David Matthews’s new symphony. It’s his ninth, but, as if determined to avoid the grandiloquence that composers have so often felt obliged …
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Gin and Tonic: The fascinating story behind the invention of the classic English cocktail

The gin and tonic might be the simplest cocktail to prepare, but it has a whole lot of history behind its invention. Alcoholics around the world swear by this humble alcoholic drink that doesn’t require fancy mixing skills to be prepared. All that goes …
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