RSNO/Denève | Classical review

Usher Hall, EdinburghMahler's Sixth might be the closest the composer came to adhering to symphonic convention, but in the right hands, the imposing architecture, particularly of the outer movements, combines latent menace with contrasting islands of tranquillity for an effect that is disquieting and undeniably powerful.There was little to threaten menace in this performance from Stéphane Denève and the RSNO. From the first statement of the obsessive, repetitive theme, it was clear this wa...

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