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1911: A very good year for the symphony

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Reviewed at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 1 December 2011
Sibelius, Symphony no. 4 in A minor, Op.63
Grieg, Orchestral Songs
Nielsen, Symphony no. 3, "Espansiva", Op.27
Robert Spano, Conductor
Inger Dam-Jensen, Soprano
Jeremy Huw Williams, Baritone
Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO stir up swelling seas with Scheherazade
****1
François Leleux and Lisa Batiashvili play fire and ice with the CBSO
***11
Yamada and the CBSO luxuriate in line at Symphony Hall
****1
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO showcase Richard Strauss
*****
Osmo Vänskä ruins Sibelius and Shostakovich in Birmingham
*1111
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