Work type: Opera scene/aria

Nelsons, in his “Paths of Romanticism” series, has chosen programs that can be played by a small chamber group made up some of the world’s finest musicians.

As Italy moves into a third lockdown, defiant operatic affirmations at the Teatro alla Scala. 

Konzertmusik is a showpiece for the sections it involves, but, as this performance demonstrated, its conversational structure brings with it a dry wit and rich dynamic which sets it apart.

David Hill conducted the orchestra in a programme under the heading "Love Lost and Found".

For the first Lied, we rediscover his velvet and rosewood timbre, so skilled at painting the chiaroscuro of the human soul.

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's beautifully curated selection of Mann-themed music enjoys mixed success.