Philharmonia Concert, 21.10.07

[tamaranth]

A pleasant concert at the RFH yesterday:

-- Sibelius Finlandia, which I didn't realise was on the programme and which I find tremendously evocative of my idealised mental Finland. (There are trees and lakes in it. And snow.)

-- Grieg Piano Concerto. Gosh, it really is as overwrought as I thought it was. Spectacular performance from Yundi Li, who I've never heard play before.

-- Holst Planets (without Colin Matthew's 'Pluto', which I suppose is now obsolete what with the declassification of said object). I found myself noticing things I don't remember noticing before: the violin 'morse code' in 'Mercury', the syncopation of the rollicking main theme in 'Jupiter' ...

All in all a very pleasant concert. Though I must remember that afternoon concerts are not efficient -- two hours of music equated to nearly six hours away from home (and the return journey was unpleasant in a way that only engineering works and reduced service can achieve).

Comments

[nwhyte]

Oooh, three favourites of mine; very jealous!

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

I believe that the real Finland does resemble your idealised Finland to a certain extent. Except I doubt that your idealised one has a museum devoted to Moomins.