Proms 69 & 70: RSNO/Denève; Ensemble Matheus/Spinosi | Classical review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonStéphane Denève's Prom with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra brought Paul Lewis's Beethoven cycle to a close with a performance of the Emperor Concerto that didn't always scale the requisite heights. Their interpretation was primarily hampered by disparities of approach and unequal concepts of grandeur.Lewis's response to the vehemence with which Denève flung out the first chord was a flourish of restrained, rather stiff nobility. Thereafter, Lewis's rigour sat ...

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