A pioneering spirit: Rattle’s imaginary journey through Haydn

By Mark Thomas, 12 July 2017

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“Haydn as innovator, showing all that is original, bizarre and witty”

Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 11 July 2017

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (Excerpts)

Bartók, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz 95

Haydn, The Creation (Die Schöpfung): Prelude, Representation of Chaos Hob XXI:2 (Excerpts)

Haydn, The Seven Last Words of Christ, Hob XX (The Earthquake)

Haydn, L'isola disabitata, Hob XXVIII:9: Overture

Haydn, Symphony no. 64 in A major "Tempora mutantur" (2nd movement)

Haydn, Symphony no. 6 in D major "Le Matin" (3rd movement)

Haydn, Symphony no. 46 in B major (4th movement)

Haydn, Symphony no. 60 in C major, "Il distratto", (4th movement)

Haydn, The Seasons: Winter, overture

Haydn, Symphony no. 45 in F sharp minor "Farewell” (4th movement)

Haydn, Symphony no. 90 in C major (Excerpts)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Denis Kozhukhin, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell

Charlotte Gardner, 16th April

Vilde Frang joins Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican for transcendent Korngold alongside darker fare.

****1

Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Peter Quantrill, 5th March

At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness

****1

A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO

Mark Valencia, 26th February

Good, bad, but never ugly, a curious evening unfolds at the Barbican, inspired at times, ill-judged in places.

***11

Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 15th February

Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain

Roy Westbrook, 18th January

Opening her LSO Artist Portrait series, Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto before Rattle and the LSO whisk the audience to Falla’s Andalusia.

****1

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Mark Thomas

A lifelong devotee of classical music, Mark caught the bug after listening to The Planets, The Rite of Spring and Beethoven’s Fifth when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He has degrees in non-musical subjects and currently works as a Chartered Governance Professional, but these have proved to be mere distractions from the wonders of sonatas, concertos and symphonies. He has been reviewing for Bachtrack since 2016, plays viola and violin (very shakily) and used to sing a bit (even more shakily).