{"id":1284,"date":"2013-10-06T21:23:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T20:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2013-10-06T21:28:10","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T20:28:10","slug":"bps-opening-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=1284","title":{"rendered":"BPS: Opening concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, 6 October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Saved almost at the last minute by generous donations from friends and well-wishers, the new season got off to a rousing start with an all-Beethoven programme. Barry Wordsworth took a moment to thank those who had donated and also to welcome back leader John Bradbury who has been missed by all of us over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>The afternoon may have looked conventional enough but the playing, particularly the concerto, made this into a highly memorable occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Radiant horns and some subtle woodwind brought Beethoven\u2019s overture <i>Leonore\u00a0<\/i><i>No3<\/i> to life, setting the seal for the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 15.454545021057129px; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.81818199157715px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jason-Gillham.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1287 aligncenter\" style=\"border-color: #bbbbbb; background-color: #eeeeee;\" alt=\"Jason Gillham\" src=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jason-Gillham.jpg\" width=\"215\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jayson Gillham may have a reputation for being somewhat laid-back\u00a0but there was\u00a0nothing overtly casual about his approach to the <i>Emperor<\/i> concerto. The opening was brisk and bright, with a clipped staccato attack, before a beautifully paced and almost indulgently romantic account of the second movement. Fire returned with a bouncing rondo finale which at times verged on the cheeky. A splendid interpretation, and one which captured the enthusiasm of the audience. Many wanted to applaud after the first movement, which on this occasion would certainly have been justified \u2013 had this been a Prom it would almost certainly have happened!<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Pastoral\u00a0<\/i>symphony was a more relaxed affair though tempi were mainly on the rapid side. The horns again impressed, with the rasp of the hunt in appropriate places. I had not realised before how astute Beethoven is in keeping the music moving so fluidly. Where Vaughan Williams&#8217; pastoral approach verges on stasis and meditative calm, Beethoven\u2019s rural scene is constantly alive and buzzing, bar by bar, without any hint that the excitement of life will end. The cellos came into their own towards the end of the last movement and the whole reached a fine and highly satisfactory conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The next concert on Sunday 3 November brings us an all Bach programme including the <i>Magnificat<\/i> where the BPS are joined by the Brighton Festival Chorus. Details from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightonphil.org.uk\/\">www.brightonphil.org.uk<\/a> BH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, 6 October 2013 Saved almost at the last minute by generous donations from friends and well-wishers, the new season got off to a rousing start with an all-Beethoven programme. 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