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| Composer | Adès, Thomas (b. 1971) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 2008 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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ParisSibelius, Symphonie n° 7 / Thomas Adès
Sibelius, Adès
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Thomas Adès; Bertrand Chamayou
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Ólafsson, Adès and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra kickstart the planet
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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra opens its season with a dazzling showpiece by Thomas Adès.
Not with a whimper but a bang
Commendably fine playing from the LPO conducted by Thomas Adès, and with Kirill Gerstein as soloist, three less than familiar works throw up overwhelming volumes of energy.
Thomas Adès sparkles conducting the LSO in his Tevot and In Seven Days
Thomas Adès' music has a rawness that only comes across heard live. This seems particularly true when he conducts it himself. Gone are the smooth contours of recordings and other conductors, replaced by a focus on infectious rhythm and sometimes brutal colours. His lyrical tendencies therefore become all the more powerful.Tevot is the perfect example.