Music Reviews
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
Too light by half
Bernard Herrmann: Wuthering Heights (Chandos)
Pain and glory
Roger Waters’ last stand in Madrid
Just do the bloody show
Rusalka, Royal Opera House
The jackpot of opera
The Rhinegold, English National Opera, Coliseum
Passion and percussion
Two tastes of Chinese culture in London
Pity and terror
A powerful, moving adaptation of Puccini
Alban Berg: Violin concerto &c. (Chandos)
A stunning marriage of the tragic and the erotic
John Cage: Four Walls (Fuga Libera)
More than a little bit mad
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
The Windsor Framework must fall so that Brexit can live
The EU (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill can restore the integrity of the United Kingdom
