Tristan’s ultimate drama is rooted in the orchestra. Using the soft gestures with which you might stroke a cat (no baton here), AntonioPappano teased the opening into being – unhurried, impossibly delicate, exquisitely in tune ... • Repeated on 12 July. .
Using the soft gestures with which you might stroke a cat (no baton here), AntonioPappano teased the opening into being – unhurried, impossibly delicate, exquisitely in tune ... Antonio Pappano with Sara ...
Turmoil, anguish and triumph were the keynotes of this concert from the LSO...ConductorAntonioPappano actually followed the composer’s slow tempo marking – something one never hears in this piece – and the change in emotional tone was astonishing ... .
As the composer’s most operatic score, Gerontius responds readily to a theatrical approach, which was one reason AntonioPappano’s dramatically charged interpretation landed so powerfully.