Summary
The art of programme structure was again in evidence when Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto was cleverly encircled by music which in various ways had special links with it.
To hear this concerto, a work often dismissed as of no great consequence, presented with this sort of seriousness by a Canadian pianist (Louis Lortie) and a Swedish conductor (Arnold Ostman) who clearly believed in it was greatly refreshing. Its startlingly progressive features, which often pass in the heat of the moment, all made their point, just as the flowery piano part became a genuine asset rather than something to be merely tickled by.See the full content of this document
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Music Sco, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh 4/5 Stars
Schumann's neglected Introduction and Alleg...
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