Brahms Concerto
The Arts Desk Review Classical Music At The Proms
The Royal Albert Hall is home to the biggest event in London’s classical music calendar, and as it’s in full swing, The Arts Desk has been reviewing the BBC Proms so far.
Firstly, David Nice attended a vintage programme from the Hallé Orchestra and found himself unexpectedly at the edge of his seat during Sir Mark Elder’s first Sibelius offering, the ‘Scènes historiques’. In the next Sibelius piece however, Elder’s conducting became clunky and lacked a sense of theatre. Classical pianist András Schiff however, kept the crowd spellbound with his seemingly effortless performances of Bartók and Schubert.
Toronyi-Lalic feared that the Ravel, Debussy and Falla of that evening’s Prom would be drowned in this venue. The sound of the orchestra was reduced by the BBC Philharmonic’s new conductor, Juanjo Mena in an attempt to hide the issue. Toronyi-Lalic could make out some tantalisingly alluring and interesting sounds, however the Prom was crying out for some macho swagger, but sadly this was missing.
Toronyi-Lalic was in for a few surprises with Sir Roger Norrington’s take on Mahler’s Ninth. The conductor was in a playful mood as he led the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and demonstrating his adherence to historical authenticity, he banned all vibrato from the piece, creating an extraordinary intense effect.
Verdi’s Requiem baffled Toronyi-Lalic however, as he felt the piece is perfectly suited to the Royal Albert Hall, the cast were fantastic and the three amateur UK choirs had impressive unity, drama and nuance. He felt his love for the piece disappearing, seeing it as more theatrical these days, rather than profound.
Finally Toronyi-Lalic thought he’d seen the Father, Son and Holy Spirit of classical music. In the earlier Prom, he heard a rather geriatric performance of the Brahms Double Concerto. The follow-up ‘Rite of Spring’ however, was remarkably fresh and transparent, with every section of the orchestra exposed, causing them all to step up a gear accordingly.
Brahms – Piano concerto n°2. Mov 1 (part1)
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