BBCSO/Belohlávek | Classical review

Barbican, LondonThe BBC Symphony Orchestra's ­survey of Bohuslav Martinu's symphonies under its Czech chief conductor, Jirí Belohlávek, is turning up some ­remarkable discoveries among the vast legacy of his neglected compatriot. The Fourth Symphony, was completed in America in the spring of 1945, when the war that had driven the composer from Europe was coming to a close. It radiates in its final pages an energy and ­optimism reflecting Martinu's outlook at this period.But the w...

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