BBCSO/ Oramo ***
Prom 51, Royal Albert Hall, 22nd August 2017
Is traditional English pub grub popular in Helsinki? Perhaps Sakari Oramo got a taste for it during his Birmingham years for there was something “stout and steaky” – to borrow the composer’s description of his Cockaigne Overture – about last night’s hearty performance of Elgar’s Third Symphony with the BBCSO at the Proms. As the CBSO’s music director, the Finnish conductor proved himself a very fine Elgarian and much of that experience was evident here, even if the symphony itself isn’t entirely Elgar but more Anthony Payne, who “elaborated” the 130 pages of sketches to complete the work.
Sakari Oramo
© Benjamin Ealovega
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