THE SCO paid a price on Friday night for an unusual programme with a number of rarities on the playlist: a low turnout.
THE SCO paid a price on Friday night for an unusual programme with a number of rarities on the playlist: a low turnout.
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michael tumelty
Yet the line-up of composers was hardly a scare-list, with music by Mendelssohn and Schumann featuring prominently, and only one "modern" piece on the programme.
Perhaps the fact that the Mendelssohn piece, his brassy Trumpet Overture, though full of hints of the Mendelssohn to come, is little-played, might be a factor. As too might be Schumann's Cello Concerto, often dismissed and largely ignored by orchestras. But the performance of the Mendelssohn, exuberantly directed by Andrew Manze, suggested the piece deserves a place in the repertoire.
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