ACO/Tognetti | Classical review

Snape Maltings, AldeburghThe vibrant drive of the Australian Chamber Orchestra's Beethoven programme made this last night of the Snape Proms a memorable affair. The ACO is a crack ensemble, the playing strictly disciplined and streamlined. But they couldn't be anything but Aussies: there is a huge warmth and unaffected openness about them, their sound upfront without being brash.In scale, they may be on a par with period instrument orchestras, but they have no pretensions to authentic performanc...

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