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Sir Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia give fine performances of works by Rossini, Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov. 

The performance recalled Jos van Immerseel's remark that Beethoven’s music sounds less modern on the instruments of our time than it does on those of the early 19th century.

Jan Latham-Koenig conducting the Flanders Symphony Orchestra reveals the drama and Romantic heart in Mendelssohn's Third Symphony, while Filippo Gorini chooses a classical approach to Beethoven.

Mismatching between programme and performers resulted in a disappointing evening of operatic all-time favourites.

Fellow Frenchmen Alain Altinoglu and Renaud Capuçon make for fine partners in a rare outing for Berlioz's Harold in Italy.