Bruckner Orchester Linz/Davies review – a momentous sense of growth in Glass's Ninth

Cadogan Hall, LondonThe orchestra that has so often commissioned Philip Glass’s writing gave an expressive reading of his Ninth symphony under Dennis Russell DaviesHe only began composing symphonies in his mid-50s, yet 24 years later, Philip Glass is already working on his 11th, having passed the psychologically important hurdle of his Ninth in 2011.A substantial piece in three movements, totalling 50 minutes, it was presented here by the Bruckner Orchester Linz under its chief conductor,...

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