... or so that fount of wisdom Katie Derham informed us in her sunny introduction to the BBC Philharmonic's performance this afternoon under Juanjo Mena.
She was also at pains to point out that it was really amazingly short and snappy ... but leaving that aside, I would love to know what Bruckner REALLY said about his 6th Symphony, and whether "sassy" is close enough not to get Katie prosecuted under the Trades Description Act.
Any Brucknerites out there with an answer?
(I felt the performance itself warmed up nicely, after a shaky first movement on auto-pilot.)
She was also at pains to point out that it was really amazingly short and snappy ... but leaving that aside, I would love to know what Bruckner REALLY said about his 6th Symphony, and whether "sassy" is close enough not to get Katie prosecuted under the Trades Description Act.
Any Brucknerites out there with an answer?
(I felt the performance itself warmed up nicely, after a shaky first movement on auto-pilot.)