Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony

The CBSO mesmerises in Miller but makes a mess of Beethoven

Simon Cummings, 6th October

Finnegan Downie Dear oversees a decidedly conflicted concert of works by Beethoven, Britten and Cassandra Miller that veered between ravishing beauty and unsynchronised sloppiness.

***11

Miller, Cassandra (n. 1976)	La Donna (UK premiere, 6 Oct)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K366: ouverture (7 Oct)
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Concerto pour violon, Op. 15
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphonie no. 6 en fa majeur « Pastorale », Op.68

James Ehnes	Violon
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Finnegan Downie Dear	Direction