The French Dispatch (o

You're Under Arrest, Gainsbourg's final album, was another collaboration with American Billy Rush in New Jersey.

Violinist/composer Karol Lipinski (1790-1861) has been dubbed the “Polish Paganini”. Is that nickname a compliment or something of a slight? The two men were contemporaries who at first meeting were mutual admirers and even colleagues in presenting double concerts; later, their partnership soured, and now Lipinski’s soubriquet might sound more like second-best than a mark of distinction. And although Lipinski’s contemporaries left records of their admiration for his performing skills (among his fans were Berlioz, Schumann, and Wagner), we can only directly judge his merit by his compositions.