Royal Albert corridor,London
The Aurora Orchestra played Mozart’s Jupiter with spirit – and from memory; and Edward Gardner confidently conducted a satirical current piece by Lera AuerbachSunday’s evening Prom featured a current piece by the Russian-born, American composer Lera Auerbach, and intriguingly entitled The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie.
Now in her early 40s,Auerbach labels this symphonic cantata her Symphony No 3. It is scored for big forces: a solo violinist performing a huge obbligato part and no fewer than five vocal soloists, plus large chorus and orchestra. Under conductor Edward Gardner – who gave the piece its premiere in Bergen in April – the result was confidently delivered, and its often brilliant surface registering with immediate effect; but by the time its 40 minutes were up,it felt lean and unfocused.
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Source: theguardian.com