RSNO/Denève

Perth Concert HallHaving championed the music of Roussel in recent seasons, Stéphane Denève here turned his attention to another of his compatriots, the inscrutable elder statesman of French music Henri Dutilleux. Denève and the RSNO tried out his First Symphony earlier this year at the St Magnus festival, exploiting the sensuous sound-world of this mid-20th century work, but struggled at times with its complexities.On this return to the work, there was a far greater sense of coherence ...

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