LPO/Stenz – review

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe programme for Markus Stenz's London Philharmonic concert flanked Mark-Anthony Turnage's viola concerto On Opened Ground with music by Mozart and Strauss. Questions have been raised about the quality of Turnage's recent work, particularly in the wake of his controversial – many would say substandard – opera Anna Nicole. On Opened Ground, however, dates from 2001 and reminds us what a fine composer he can be.It's an extraordinarily beautiful score, urgent yet lyr...

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