Scottish Ensemble – review

Queen's Hall, EdinburghWonderful Two-Headed Nightingale, a new double concerto by British composer Luke Bedford, is a bold, dense and arresting blast of a composition – a work that forcefully reiterates Bedford's voice and brilliantly showcased its fine set of players. Commissioned by the Scottish Ensemble and inspired by a 19th-century poster of singing Siamese twins, ferocious open strings set things thrashing into motion. "As soloists, it's as if we're joined at the hip", explained the Ense...

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