LSO/Alsop – review

Barbican, LondonFive weeks ago, Vladimir Jurowski brought Mahler's reorchestration of Beethoven's Eroica to London for the first time; tonight, Marin Alsop's guest appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra provided the chance to sample more of Mahler's retouchings – namely, for the third Leonora Overture and the Seventh Symphony.The amendments Mahler made – doubling up the woodwind, reinforcing the brass, tweaking the dynamic markings – were probably no more radical than those habitua...

Read full article Share article