Philharmonia/Ashkenazy/Bavouzet – review

Royal Festival Hall, LondonOnce very familiar, Manuel de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain has been sidelined of late. Hearing it performed by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet at a Philharmonia matinee conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, many were probably left wondering why. A work that resists classification, it is sometimes described as a piano concerto in everything but name. It is not, however, a show piece. Falla was wary of virtuosos, and his soloist is not so much engaged in dialogue or conflict w...

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