BBC Philharmonic/Noseda – review

Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterGianandrea Noseda likens conducting Liszt to cooking spaghetti: if you don't get it precisely right, it comes out either too hard or too soft. Yet Liszt's infrequently performed symphonic poems might be likened to Marmite rather than pasta; judging by the rather sparse turnout for this concert, they are a taste many have yet to acquire.The Dante Symphony is a frankly terrifying work that places almost impossible stresses on players and audience alike. Liszt devised it...

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