Beethoven keeps the flame burning

Von Mark Pullinger, 16 März 2020

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“a fierce, taut account of the Fifth Symphony, blazing with revolutionary fire.”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 15 März 2020

Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 6 in F-Dur "Pastorale", Op.68

Beethoven, Ah! perfido, Op.65

Beethoven, Messe C-Dur, Op.86: Gloria

Beethoven, Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 in G-Dur, Op.58

Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 5 in c-Moll, Op.67

Beethoven, Messe C-Dur, Op.86: Sanctus

Beethoven, Klavier Fantasie g-Moll, Op.77

Beethoven, Fantasie in c-Moll für Klavier, Chor und Orchester "Chorfantasie", Op.80

Philharmonia Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musikalische Leitung

Stephen Fry, Moderation

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Klavier

Golda Schultz, Sopran

Aoife Miskelly, Sopran

Clare Presland, Mezzosopran

Stuart Jackson, Tenor

David Shaw, Tenor

Ashley Riches, Bassbariton

Aidan Oliver, Chorleitung

Philharmonia Voices

Rodolfus Choir

Rick Fisher, Licht

Mahlers Neunte mit Salonen stimmt nachdenklich in der Elbphilharmonie

Stefan Pillhofer, 1st October

Nach einem reichen, erfüllenden Musikeindruck bleiben auch Fragen zur Ausführung und Interpretation zurück.

***11

Das Philharmonia Orchestra spielt mit entwaffnender Überzeugungskraft

Sebastian Urmoneit, 24th April

Das London Orchester unter Esa-Pekka Salonen zeigt bei seinem Gastspiel in Berlin alle Facetten Mahlers auf.

*****

A Resurrection for the ages: Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonia

Eleanor Knight, 19th March

Any performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is an event, but this mighty Philharmonia account at the Royal Festival Hall proves extra special.

*****

A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall

David Karlin, 25th February

The Icelandic pianist and Finnish conductor make a superb case for John Adams' latest concerto; the Philharmonia play Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé strongly but don't convince completely.

****1

Renes replaces Runnicles in a remarkable Philharmonia Bruckner 8

Dominic Lowe, 19th February

Stepping in for Sir Donald Runnicles at very short notice, Lawrences Renes conducts the Philharmonia in a sleek and vivid reading of Bruckner's magisterial Eighth Symphony.

****1

Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

David Karlin, 20th November

An entertaining portrayal of the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is marred by ham-fisted amplification.

**111

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

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