Music Reviews
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
Isabella Leonarda; A portrait (Brilliant Classics)
Passion and originality blossom behind the walls of the cloister