BBC NOW/Fischer – review

Hoddinott Hall, CardiffPaul Sacher was an ambitious Swiss conductor who had founded his own orchestra long before he married into Hoffmann-La Roche pharmaceutical money. But, in using some of that wealth to commission over 200 new works, he considerably enriched the 20th-century repertoire. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales has been celebrating Sacher's legacy, and this concert was also part of a Cardiff University conference putting Sacher and his musical archive in perspective.Martin's Petit...

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