No sign I could detect that Quasthoff was amplified from Stalls H nearby and I like to kid myself that I have a pretty acute ear for the timbral distortion this produces. All credit to the engineers if he was.
The last few years an on-form LSO casts all aside in its wake against my criteria, rarely moreso than tonight. Astonishing playing, and how do they manage to make about twice the scale and weight of sound of just about every other orchestra in the RAH, even allowing for the numbers tonight?
Rattle has his detractors but the balance, nuancing and sweep of this was beyond reproach. Just extraordinary.
The last few years an on-form LSO casts all aside in its wake against my criteria, rarely moreso than tonight. Astonishing playing, and how do they manage to make about twice the scale and weight of sound of just about every other orchestra in the RAH, even allowing for the numbers tonight?
Rattle has his detractors but the balance, nuancing and sweep of this was beyond reproach. Just extraordinary.
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