The liner notes remind us that Bach's Cello Suites are arranged "in increasing order of complexity", almost as a lesson.
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Struggling Thomas Cook given boost by rainy weather and ad campaign
Friday 11 May 2012
Britons eager to escape the UK's dismal weather gave a boost to struggling holiday firm Thomas Cook's turnaround today.
Fund manager hit with £8.6m UK and US fines for conflict of interest
Friday 11 May 2012
Martin Currie, the Edinburgh-based fund management giant, has been hit with a £3.5m fine by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for conflict of interest over a series of bond investments.
Julian Knight: Suffer the little children ... just invest in Africa
Sunday 04 March 2012
The new junior individual savings account announced by Alquity is a real eyebrow-raiser
Angry fans quiz board on lack of spending
Tuesday 21 February 2012
The Arsenal Supporters Trust is demanding to know if Arsène Wenger has been given all of the club's cash reserves to spend by the board, amid increasing disquiet at the team's direction this season.
Angry Arsenal fans quiz board on lack of spending
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Supporters Trust wants to know if Wenger really has £50m to spend or are funds being held back?
Hamish McRae: The risk to global sovereign debt and why Greece is now under the cosh
Sunday 12 February 2012
Economic View
Sir Martin Sorrell: Co-operation is key in putting the banks to rights
Wednesday 01 February 2012
Without reform... the problem of some banks being 'too big to fail' is still with us
Mark Dampier: Mines a rich seam as gold looks set to keep its glow
Saturday 07 January 2012
The Analyst
Banks rush to borrow €489bn from ECB
Thursday 22 December 2011
European Central Bank sees massive demand for its three-year loans at low interest rates
FTSE 100 reshuffle sees primary listing for Ireland’s CRH
Sunday 04 December 2011
Ireland’s largest publicly quoted company, CRH, will switch its primary stock exchange listing to London from Dublin this week.
The Sketch: 'None of us really know what will happen' – not words you want to hear from the Guv'nor
Friday 02 December 2011
Mervyn King was completely unruffled. That's the central talent of a central banker
Tyrie warns of liquidity crisis
Monday 24 October 2011
The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee has urged the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority to act to ensure that banks have enough liquidity to maintain lending.
Sean O'Grady: A short-selling ban is short-sighted and could do more harm than good
Sunday 14 August 2011
Economic View
Proms 30 & 31: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/ Jurowski/ Nigel Kennedy
Sunday 07 August 2011
The building had barely cooled down after the Simon Bolivar Mahler the previous night but youth still ruled at the Proms with the arrival of our own National Youth Orchestra and that eternal wild child Nigel Kennedy promising and delivering astonishment in a not quite solo Bach gig in the evening’s late spot.
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