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An original and moving remembrance concert from the Hallé

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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 6 November 2014
Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad, rhapsody for string orchestra
Elgar, The Spirit of England for soprano/tenor chorus and orchestra, Op.80
Bax, In memoriam Patrick Pearse
Sibelius, Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82
Sir Mark Elder, Conductor
Rachel Nicholls, Soprano
The Hallé Choir
Concertos – for violin and for orchestra – from the Hallé
*****
Nico Muhly’s vision of the end of the world comes to Sheffield
****1
Avant-garde echoes meet minimalist soundscapes in Hallé concert
****1
Celestial journeys with Kahchun Wong and the Hallé
***11
The Hallé brings Salonen, Grieg and Sibelius to Sheffield
****1
Jeannette Sorrell and the Hallé find drama in Handel’s Messiah
****1
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