CONCERT REVIEW | Schumann, Beethoven, Bartok, & Mendelssohn | London Symphony Orchestra/Anderszewski & Gardiner | Barbican, London | "the brass and timpani propelled the intensely melodic narrative of the first movement"
United Kingdom: London Symphony Orchestra, Piotr Anderszewski (Piano) & Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor). Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 10 February 2019.
Schumann, Manfred Overture, Op.115
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, Op.15
Bartók, 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík (encore)
Schumann, Symphony no. 1 in B flat major 'Spring', Op.38
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61: Scherzo (encore)
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| Sir John Eliot Gardiner, © Sim Canetty-Clarke |
... The adage that opposites attract thus holds somewhat true, when conductors who’ve made a name in Bach show sympathy toward the music of Schumann. This was the case for Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Philippe Herreweghe and for Sir John Eliot Gardiner, on the verge of recording a second cycle of Schumann symphonies, this time with the London Symphony Orchestra.