Hallé/Elder – review

Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterThere is a school of thought that Beethoven made history with his odd-numbered symphonies and marked time with the even-numbered ones. It's an oversimplification, yet the modestly scored Fourth invariably lives in the shadow cast by its titanic neighbours.Having listened to the sprint-finish of Riccardo Chailly's recently recorded set, it was instructive to witness Mark Elder's more measured approach. His interpretation was in no way sluggish, but, conducting from mem...

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