Hebrides Ensemble – review

Perth Concert HallAlexander von Humboldt, German scientist and explorer, travelled the new world at the turn of the 19th century and wrote his reports in quasi-Romantic prose. His Personal Narrative of a Journey is an odd mix of scientific fact, glum nostalgia for a wilderness that existed before humans messed it up, and prophetic angst for the disappearing rainforests of today. Around the same time, Beethoven was painting happier portraits of people in nature; Scottish composer Peter Nelson tak...

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