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[Ein Heldenleben]

Those positive qualities were sustained until the end. The end of the slow movement was beautiful.

The strings really excelled themselves in that glorious final movement so beautifully conducted and shaped by Oramo. A wonderful performance.

[jonfan]

The first time Oramo has conducted the piece and I’m glad I’m around to experience it. Up there with the best and achieving truly sensational playing from his orchestra, with much better engineering than LSO Live manage in this venue.

[Ein Heldenleben]

The first time Oramo has conducted the piece and I’m glad I’m around to experience it. Up there with the best and achieving truly sensational playing from his orchestra, with much better engineering than LSO Live manage in this venue.

Interesting point that as both the BBC and LSO are on home turf at the Barbican. I guess the BBC has more experience of live and no retakes orchestral recording than any organisation around. The balancers for the BBCSO only do that from what I remember. They must have a knowledge of the sound every section makes that’s second to none.

[Maclintick]

This Mahler 9 from Oramo and the BBCSO is very good indeed . As fine as some of the recent Mahlers at this year’s Proms. Some really excellent string playing.

Yes, and one aspect which I'd not noticed before, having avoided GM9 for many years, is that Mahler treats 1st and 2nd violins as complete equals in this piece, often giving the 2nds the leading voice, which came across well in the hall with the sections divided left and right.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Yes, and one aspect which I'd not noticed before, having avoided GM9 for many years, is that Mahler treats 1st and 2nd violins as complete equals in this piece, often giving the 2nds the leading voice, which came across well in the hall with the sections divided left and right.

All this week I’ve been listening on a tiny soundcore boom box as the living room is being decorated. Looking forward to hearing all this again on a decent pair of speakers.

[jonfan]

All this week I’ve been listening on a tiny soundcore boom box as the living room is being decorated. Looking forward to hearing all this again on a decent pair of speakers.

Domestic constraints also limited my listening to headphones. Sugden and Castle Howards have now been let loose, and wow what a sonic achievement complementing the superb music-making.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Consummate pianism from Julius Asal in Mozart’s E Flat K.482 tonight . Variety of touch and phrasing quite breathtaking and some lovely ornamentation. Wonderful playing also from the Academy of St Martins in the Fields.

[edashtav]

Consummate pianism from Julius Asal in Mozart’s E Flat K.482 tonight . Variety of touch and phrasing quite breathtaking and some lovely ornamentation. Wonderful playing also from the Academy of St Martins in the Fields.

Yes, it was a good concert with a lively account of Mozart’s sparkling ‘Paris’ Symphony.

[parkepr]

I enjoyed the recent BBC SO concert with Hannu Lintu. The appeal for me was DSCH 8th Symphony, however the discovery was Alfred Schnittke's Viola Concerto... I found it a really intersting and powerful piece...

The DSCH was also fab, even if there was a slip up by the trumpets in the 3rd movement...I really love those DSCH moments like the end to the piece where time just seems to stand still... the ending to the 4th and 15th Symphonies I find similarly beautiful....

[Pulcinella]

I enjoyed the recent BBC SO concert with Hannu Lintu. The appeal for me was DSCH 8th Symphony, however the discovery was Alfred Schnittke's Viola Concerto... I found it a really intersting and powerful piece...

The DSCH was also fab, even if there was a slip up by the trumpets in the 3rd movement...I really love those DSCH moments like the end to the piece where time just seems to stand still... the ending to the 4th and 15th Symphonies I find similarly beautiful....

Not a discovery for me, as I have Tabea Zimmermann's recording,

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8870801--schnittke-kopytman-viola-concertos

but a reminder to listen to it more often.
A fine performance, I thought.
Other aspects of life caught up with me and I didn't listen very attentively or to all of the Shostakovich.

[Petrushka]

I enjoyed the recent BBC SO concert with Hannu Lintu. The appeal for me was DSCH 8th Symphony, however the discovery was Alfred Schnittke's Viola Concerto... I found it a really intersting and powerful piece...

The DSCH was also fab, even if there was a slip up by the trumpets in the 3rd movement...I really love those DSCH moments like the end to the piece where time just seems to stand still... the ending to the 4th and 15th Symphonies I find similarly beautiful....

I heard the Schnittke Viola Concerto with Yuri Bashmet and LSO/Gergiev at the Proms in 2006 and was so thrilled by it that the following morning I dashed down to one of London's record shops and bought the CD (Bashmet/USSR Min of Culture SO/Rozhdestvensky on the Regis label). It's coupled with a fine account of his Cello Concerto with Natalia Gutman.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Tremendous Leningrad that from Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW. He’s a master of structure and building a climax …

[Ein Heldenleben]

The sound balance on this Mahler 8 from the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra is absolutely first rate. Good perf as well … wonderful organ sound and in tune !