Bacchic ebullience in Beethoven from Thomas Adès

Von Benjamin Poore, 27 Mai 2019

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“It was utterly transporting, deeply moving, and brought the audience to their feet”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Barbican Hall, London, am 26 Mai 2019

Barry, The Eternal Recurrence

Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 9 in d-Moll "Choral", Op.125

Jennifer France, Sopran

Christiane Stotjin, Alt

Ed Lyon, Tenor

Matthew Rose, Bass

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.

Bacchic ebullience in Beethoven from Thomas Adès at the Barbican