There was no obvious theme uniting the three pieces
that featured on the programme of the Vienna Philharmonic’s recent guest
appearance in Berlin: the first half featured two great composers from the
former Soviet Union, while the Dvořák symphony in the second half was connected
to Gubaidulina’s Märchenpoem through its Czech origins (the latter was based on a
Czech fairy-tale). Yet even without a thematic structure, the programme was
perfectly balanced: between the extraordinary refinement of the playing and the
consistently thrilling direction of Andris Nelsons, the evening was a casually
flawless illustration of how the best concerts invariably arise from the simple
pairing of great pieces with great musicians.
Gubaidulina’s Märchenpoem –
written in 1971, and first performed in its revised version for small orchestra
in 1992 – is a…
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