The lullaby tells a lie by eliding the world’s darker corners. For the sake of the cared-for, one thing is expressed, another held back. Too clear-eyed a look at the world would be unbearable ...

Brahms and his G Minor Piano Quartet are here to stay. Peter Roennfeldt will be performing the quartet on his own Streicher piano, an original from 1843, on Friday 12 May in Brisbane . Music ...