Royal Northern Sinfonia / Paul McCreesh
Sheffield City Hall 12.10.17
Mozart : Ballet Music from Idomeneo
Haydn : Cello Concerto in C ( Guy Johnston )
Mendelssohn : Symphony No 3
Disappointing turnout at SCH but I am afraid Thursday concerts need rather more obvious repertoire and orchestras to pack them in - we had RLPO/Petrenko all Sibelius the other year and the Warsaw Philharmonic last year with Chloe Hanslip in the Beethoven Concerto .
Well more fool those who stayed away . This was a cracking concert - why the Ballet Music is not played more heavens knows it is delightful stuff . Guy Johnston played a straight bat in the concerto with the exception of those quirky Britten cadenzas and then we got a charming performance of Faure's Elegie as an encore .
The highlight was the Scottish - with the RNS' s chamber string section the textures were wonderful and McCreesh conducted with terrific zip yet much charm and tenderness in the Adagio . I understand Gateshead got the Lobgesang which I should have loved to hear this combination tackle.
Sheffield City Hall 12.10.17
Mozart : Ballet Music from Idomeneo
Haydn : Cello Concerto in C ( Guy Johnston )
Mendelssohn : Symphony No 3
Disappointing turnout at SCH but I am afraid Thursday concerts need rather more obvious repertoire and orchestras to pack them in - we had RLPO/Petrenko all Sibelius the other year and the Warsaw Philharmonic last year with Chloe Hanslip in the Beethoven Concerto .
Well more fool those who stayed away . This was a cracking concert - why the Ballet Music is not played more heavens knows it is delightful stuff . Guy Johnston played a straight bat in the concerto with the exception of those quirky Britten cadenzas and then we got a charming performance of Faure's Elegie as an encore .
The highlight was the Scottish - with the RNS' s chamber string section the textures were wonderful and McCreesh conducted with terrific zip yet much charm and tenderness in the Adagio . I understand Gateshead got the Lobgesang which I should have loved to hear this combination tackle.
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