Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte
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The Tchaikovsky seemed a slight slower than is the norm and I really didn't care for the final statement of the March theme in the third movement being slowed down and turned into a goose-stepping parody. No applause after it either as Oramo swept straight on into the finale.
After the interval Augustin Hadelich gave a pleasing account of Mozart's 4th Violin Concerto. I wish I knew what the encore was! The soloist did announce it but I failed to catch it.
I've not heard the Nielsen 1 in concert before and not heard it at all for years but this was a terrific account, played with tremendous gusto by the BBC SO. It wouldn't surprise me if Oramo's Nielsen turns out to be as much of a revelation as Belohavlek's Martinu.
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