Olé!![]() The second half consisted of works by Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, Rapsodie Espagnola, and (inevitably) the Bolero. Here the Spanish atmosphere is filtered through a gently haze of French impressionism: masterly orchestrated but not quite with the authentic Spanish sound - it would perhaps have been nicer to have had some more Spanish composers such as de Falla; but no-one could fault the committed and colourful playing. I could have done without the Bolero, though - a tiresome and repetitive crowd-pleaser in my opinion, no matter how well played: but received, as was the whole concert, with considerable enthusiasm by the packed audience. Posted: Wed - May 20, 2009 at 08:36 AM by Roger Wilmut |
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