Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Chailly; Castor and Pollux– review

Barbican; Coliseum, LondonIn the first movement of Beethoven's fifth symphony, whose famous "fate" motif propels us into a light-brigade charge from the off, there is one brief moment of repose: a solo oboe which, like the sudden appearance of a peacock on display, brings all to an astonished halt with a languid, preening little cadenza. Then, impatient and tugging at the leash, the orchestra thunders on again towards its tempestuous, hard-won resolution.In the hands of Riccardo Chailly and his ...

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